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Re:“Facebook are going to monetize encrypted messaging by co... by giancarlostoro on Sunday January 27, 2019 @02:01AM (#19010673)
I feel like this does a disservice to the prior open source efforts that Microsoft slowly went through during the Ballmer era. Sure they were not as impressive but they were the start of it all imho.
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Re:“Facebook are going to monetize encrypted messaging by co... by bartread on Sunday January 27, 2019 @03:36AM (#19010912)
Agree. That ball had started rolling before Ballmer's departure. You could see it in efforts like PyTools and NTVS, just for openers.
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