Re:Ignore Microsoft’s whines about the Activision takeover. ...
by PaulHoule on Monday May 01, 2023 @09:10AM
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Big software companies consciously abuse the word "cloud" to describe conventional software sold by subscription (most of Adobe's Creative "Cloud".)
What Microsoft is dominating is the market for game subscription services and they, as part of the industry, are not clearly articulating what it is, partly to ride along with the bullshit (When VR and AR got replaced with XR I'm sure that Dilbert's boss was asking "What's our XR strategy?")
Re:Ignore Microsoft’s whines about the Activision takeover. ...
by RajT88 on Monday May 01, 2023 @10:51AM
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"Cloud" commonly is used to mean, "Somewhere, not here" in terms of where the thing is running or is stored. It's also typically used by the lazy or non-technical.
What Microsoft is dominating is the market for game subscription services and they, as part of the industry, are not clearly articulating what it is, partly to ride along with the bullshit (When VR and AR got replaced with XR I'm sure that Dilbert's boss was asking "What's our XR strategy?")