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Re:Microsoft Workers Demand It Drop $450M U.S. Army Contract by mc32 on Friday February 22, 2019 @08:22PM (#19230924)
I hope MS doesn't succumb to this kind of activism, but to put in perspective, this doesn't even deserve an article, from the first parr:

>Several Microsoft Corp employees on Friday demanded that the company cancel …

Three employees. Since when do three employees make these kinds of demands and have management take heed? This isn't some Morton Thiokol and an O-ring issue where you need management to listen to a real issue.

If I were Russia or China, this is exactly the kind of agitprop I'd like to create for a foe.

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Re:Microsoft Workers Demand It Drop $450M U.S. Army Contract by golfer on Friday February 22, 2019 @09:43PM (#19231265)
Three employees were the representatives leading the effort. The petition was signed by far more MS employees.
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Re:Microsoft Workers Demand It Drop $450M U.S. Army Contract by oh_sigh on Friday February 22, 2019 @11:22PM (#19231605)
How many more? How many Googlers signed the anti-Maven petition? Something on the order of 1% of the workforce, maybe less?
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