Microsoft gutted its partner channel and lost the developer community, dev argues
pswider · x · 2026-10-02
- A developer argues Microsoft has decimated its partner channel over recent years, slowly stripping the program of resources — leaving OpenAI and Anthropic to pick up the pieces with their new partner programs.
- He traces the turning point to about six years ago, when Microsoft went all-in on low-code, maintainability and advocacy while neglecting developers.
- The developer community was always Microsoft's core strength; losing it as modern AI arrived means the company now "waddles" through the AI era.
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