Give anyone who does anything a program that is different than what they are used to, this will be their reaction.
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Tbf, it's element. Element has been argued to be bad
It does not need to be argued, one can just experience it
It's not amazing, but it's certainly better than teams.
Unfortunately I have yet to see a platform that works better than discord.
“I don’t understand the added value here,” one official wrote on an internal staff message board, seen by POLITICO.
Well, maybe they should try to understand?
A third official said that, judging matters on how well Element Pro works compared to Teams, the U.S. would “instantly win the war” if it ever decided to switch off its technology. All the officials were granted anonymity to speak freely.
Why do I feel like these quotes are entirely meaningless without knowing the political affiliation and declared interests of the people saying them?
Like I would put a lot of money on a pro-capitalist right-winger having posted something like this verbatim before even reading the article.
Microsoft alone has spent millions lobbying various EU politicians, I think it's fair to assume those politicians aren't going to bite the hand that feeds
Oh they swapped Teams for Element? Honestly I’d take it. They’re not really 1:1, and element is quite wonky, but not nearly on the level of Teams.
Wonder if the pro version has a calendar. That’s about the one good feature of Teams.
Well, maybe they should try to understand?
Yeah them not understanding the added value isn't exactly saying anything about the software. I'm not sure they were aware though.
how is Microsoft going to be able to compete is a world where other countries are able to produce software capable of matching their signature feature: low quality???
Oh god, it's Matrix Element. Yeah, of course it's absolute shit.
Why does calling it “absolute shit” sound like the funniest thing I have heard all month? Lmao
Time to repost my favorite screenshot
What game is this? Peripeteia?
Yup, it's at the beginning of the third level
It's so bad you can sell it for -50 Zloty, and Marie (the player) can't figure out its caliber, meaning you can just use whatever ammo you want with it
Side note: putting “absolute” in front of almost anything can make it an insult.
Absolute side note comment
Especially in the UK. Lol
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it's perfect
The European Commission rolled out software for the US...?