Microsoft buyouts risk pushing top talent to rivals while leaving tech debt
DavidLinthicum · x · 2026-10-28
David Linthicum argues that mass buyouts at Microsoft don't just cut costs—the most capable engineers may go straight to competitors, and with AI automation not yet ready to take over, remaining staff will inherit substantial technical debt.
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