One of my favorite parts of the conversation was talking about the "Ninja Cat" days. I asked if we’d ever see that kind of lighthearted branding again, or if the "Enterprise-first" era of Microsoft had killed the fun. The response was encouragingly human. "Nostalgia is a tricky thing," the official said, noting they don't want to just copy the past. Instead, they want to work with the community to "invent the next Ninja Cat together". As I told the official, that kind of recognition means the world to a community that has felt ignored. When you see your name on a site like Windows Central or a
How Microsoft hopes to win back enthusiasts: A deep dive into the Windows Insider reboot…Enter Euro-Office. "A coalition of European enterprises and community organizations," including IONOS, Nextcloud, Eurostack, XWiki, OpenProject, Soverin, Abilian, and BTactic, is behind Euro-Office, which is a Europe-based software-as…
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…It's called Crosshair X , and for less than $10, it enables the complete customization of your reticle in practically any game. Not only is there a thriving community with countless crosshairs…
…Thanks to its "30 by 30" margin goals, Xbox went on a sprint of disastrous, anti-community decisions that blindsided users and upended decades of convention. Master Chief is no longer Xbox…
…Aimed squarely at the esports crowd, this $169.99 deck offers unparalleled customization for actuation and reset points. While it might be overkill for the casual office worker, the build quality and…
…Well, it's sort of a joke, but not in the way I first thought. The premise is simple (heh heh). De Wynter built and trained a working neural network inside Age…
When Microsoft officially unveiled its next Xbox console codenamed Project Helix last month, details of its design came as quite a shock to the gaming industry and community. Rather than build a…
…mission, I’ll be partnering with the OpenClaw and M365 community to bring the energy of this work to our customers," added Shahine . "We’ve already hit the ground running with a…
…Microsoft acquired GitHub in 2018 for a hard $7.5 billion in stock, and it was already met with huge amounts of skepticism from the community. Github's maddening outages are becoming…
…Hatred’s Downfall Community Challenge Aaaaaand finally, back to Diablo 4, there will be a huge community event for fans to celebrate the launch of Lord of Hatred. Starting with the release…