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Re:Microsoft Staff: Do Not Use HoloLens for War by imglorp on Saturday February 23, 2019 @07:22AM (#19232996)
I think that's a false dichotomy. Office software is general purpose, and maybe the military buys it like everyone else. AR gear for soldiers is not general purpose.

Similarly, criminals and non-criminals alike use public roads and internet, but only one of those groups would have need of a weapon with a ground-off serial number, for example.

So is the point the buyer, or the purpose?

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Re:Microsoft Staff: Do Not Use HoloLens for War by jplayer01 on Saturday February 23, 2019 @07:25AM (#19233014)
Microsoft is a defense contractor. They've been working closely with the military since the 90s. I'm not sure when people decided to suddenly ignore or forget this.
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Re:Microsoft Staff: Do Not Use HoloLens for War by alistairSH on Saturday February 23, 2019 @07:38AM (#19233072)
Does it matter when? If the employees decide they don't want to develop for the military, that's their prerogative. They can try to change their current employer's practices, or they can leave.
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Re:Microsoft Staff: Do Not Use HoloLens for War by bayesian_horse on Saturday February 23, 2019 @10:34AM (#19233734)
HoloLens is not much less dual-use as Ms Office, I'd say...
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