Microsoft is primarily a software company and does have a social media presence (unlike Google or Meta).
I haven't seen any large synergies come out of the acquisition either, maybe the subscriber data is useful somewhere but I don't see it.
Just curious
bediger4000•22h ago
PaulHoule•21h ago
I mean, Microsoft wanted to take over the world with Windows in the 1990s but today with Azure they are happy to sell you an instance with Windows or an instance with whatever Linux you like. It's not clear at this point that Microsoft takes products like Windows or Office seriously in 2026 except as places to stuff in Microsoft Copilot.
The story of the Windows UI post Win 8 has all been about turning away from native apps to the web and webviews. Like it used to be new versions of Windows came out and we got new widget sets, after Microsoft got flexbox and grid into CSS it seems Microsoft's answer to "how do I make a Windows app?" is "use Electron."