The mock "Microsoft developer apology" becomes a meme after production incidents
LasseDen950432te · reddit · 2026-11-13
A sarcastic quote mocking the "Microsoft developer POV" is circulating on Reddit: "I see now how making complicated core infrastructure changes on vital systems running in production might pose significant risk. You are completely right in calling me out on that!" The exaggerated mea culpa pokes fun at boilerplate incident apologies — or AI-generated non-apologies — and is resonating in the context of recent outages.
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