Re:OpenAI staff threaten to quit unless board resigns
by burnte on Monday November 20, 2023 @02:43PM
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Yes, this is the exact thing they did to Stacker years ago. License the tech, get the source, create a new product, destroy Stacker, pay out a pittance and then buy the corpse. I was always amazed they couldn't pull that off with Citrix.
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Re:OpenAI staff threaten to quit unless board resigns
by 0xNotMyAccount on Monday November 20, 2023 @03:00PM
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Given the sensitivity of data handled over Citrix connections (pretty much all hospitals), I'm fairly sure Microsoft just doesn't want the headaches. My general experience is that service providers would rather be seen handling nuclear weapons data than healthcare data.
Re:OpenAI staff threaten to quit unless board resigns
by incahoots on Monday November 20, 2023 @03:44PM
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Makes sense given their deal with the DoD a year or so ago
https://www.geekwire.com/2022/pentagon-splits-giant-cloud-co...
Re:OpenAI staff threaten to quit unless board resigns
by drivebyadvice on Monday November 20, 2023 @04:51PM
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> Citrix [...] hospitals
My stomach just turned.
Re:OpenAI staff threaten to quit unless board resigns
by GabeIsko on Monday November 20, 2023 @07:24PM
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Yeah it's bad. But it's also why Microsoft can't really roll them over. They actually do something and get payed for it, as horrible as it is.
Re:OpenAI staff threaten to quit unless board resigns
by burnte on Wednesday November 22, 2023 @03:59PM
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As someone who is VP of IT in healthcare, I can understand that sentiment. At least fewer people need access to nuclear secrets, while medical records are simultaneously highly confidential AND needed by many people. It's never dull. :D
Re:OpenAI staff threaten to quit unless board resigns
by cpeterso on Monday November 20, 2023 @05:03PM
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Another example: Microsoft SQL Server is a fork of Sybase SQL Server. Microsoft was helping port Sybase SQL Server to OS/2 and somehow negotiated exclusive rights to all versions of SQL Server written for Microsoft operating systems. Sybase later changed the name of its product to Adaptive Server Enterprise to avoid confusion with "Microsoft's" SQL Server.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Microsoft_SQL_Serve...