MS also sponsors Linux projects, controlled competition is how they get around antitrust laws. This DEI shit definitely helps to prevent such projects from ever becoming the golem that turns on its master, since huge conglomerates like MS can literally afford to deal with the consequences of pozz in a way that OSS dev teams can't.
Makes you wonder how much Microsoft funding all those DEI events and initiatives played a role.
MS also sponsors Linux projects, controlled competition is how they get around antitrust laws. This DEI shit definitely helps to prevent such projects from ever becoming the golem that turns on its master, since huge conglomerates like MS can literally afford to deal with the consequences of pozz in a way that OSS dev teams can't.