Especially when you consider that MS lost a lot of good talent by putting some hiring on hold and especially by forgoing nearly all raises, bonuses, and promotions for about 2 years during the recent economic downturn. Even while they had tens of billions of dollars in the bank. They should have used that war chest to project their strength while everyone else was showing their weakness. Instead they made a cowardly choice and drove a lot of good developers elsewhere.
Especially when you consider that MS lost a lot of good talent by putting some hiring on hold and especially by forgoing nearly all raises, bonuses, and promotions for about 2 years during the recent economic downturn. Even while they had tens of billions of dollars in the bank. They should have used that war chest to project their strength while everyone else was showing their weakness. Instead they made a cowardly choice and drove a lot of good developers elsewhere.