Paul Jacobson

Tag: microsoft

  • VS Code has a little too much of the old Microsoft

    Update (2018-09-18): I had this wrong. I was able to disable the Live Share and Azure extensions in VS Code. I just wasn’t paying close enough attention to the error messages I highlighted below. You can disable the both the Azure and Live Share extensions by first disabling their dependencies. In the case of Live…

  • An alternative to Israel’s expensive Microsoft licensing dilemma

    An alternative to Israel’s expensive Microsoft licensing dilemma

    Interesting article on OnMSFT: Israel, scared off by Microsoft subscription deals, won’t renew Office licensing agreements: Under the current deal with Microsoft, Israel pays about $27 million a year for Office on the desktop, Windows, and server software being used across the government. The ministry issued a bold statement, saying “This will also encourage government…

  • Microsoft says to beware of the Googlighting Stranger

    Sometimes its a good thing not to have competitive advertising. Wow, this is a hectic ad that doesn’t pull punches. The new, edgier and more pissed off Microsoft.