Microsoft bans the word "Microslop" on its Discord, then locks the server

Re:Microsoft bans the word "Microslop" on its Discord, then ... by ChrisMarshallNY on Tuesday March 03, 2026 @05:33AM (#47230568)

Kodak comes to mind. They invented digital photography, but their film people deliberately kneecapped their digital people. Killed the company.

I worked for a camera company that made boatloads of cash from point-and-shoot cameras. That entire business was pretty much turned into chum by smartphones. I remember them refusing to even take the iPhone seriously, when it was announced. They took a serious hit, but seem to be recovering.

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Re:Microsoft bans the word "Microslop" on its Discord, then ... by vader_n on Tuesday March 03, 2026 @07:33AM (#47231417)

Can you post good articles on what you said.

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Re:Microsoft bans the word "Microslop" on its Discord, then ... by ChrisMarshallNY on Tuesday March 03, 2026 @08:40AM (#47232162)

I'm not really going to do that.

I have personal experience in the field (27 years), and met and worked with the folks involved, so I know it's good info. I'm not especially interested in hunting around for stuff that basically is a "lite" version of my personal experience.

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Re:Microsoft bans the word "Microslop" on its Discord, then ... by siennaaurora on Tuesday March 03, 2026 @10:28AM (#47233857)

Maybe you should write an article!

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Re:Microsoft bans the word "Microslop" on its Discord, then ... by ChrisMarshallNY on Tuesday March 03, 2026 @10:51AM (#47234192)

Thanks, but no thanks.

I don’t really get specific about my employer, and I suspect that the folks at Kodak, wouldn’t be thrilled about me writing about them.

There’s a fair bit of press out there, anyway. Not too hard to find corroborating information.

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Re:Microsoft bans the word "Microslop" on its Discord, then ... by imagetic on Tuesday March 03, 2026 @11:27AM (#47234815)

That’s a non AI search away.

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