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I will compare to my cordless hair trimmer, that damn thing does not even last 10 mins.

Well lately they are capturing their customers' margin for sure.

Indeed. I read this news around that time. I thought just now they did second round of AI purge.

It might. Have you translated all PHP to Rust via AI over a weekend. That would be key to beat Facebook in its own game.

> some big companies hire people just so that their competitors can't have them.

True. Also true that this was ZIRP phenomenon predominantly in big tech. And once mass layoffs started in big tech most of those ultra elite engineers/staff either retired or took job at lower pay instead of launching competitors to big tech.

One more thing: Don't hit the door on your way out!

It could be an enterprise product bundled with some MS365 SKUs. They know a lot of MS customers would need such thing in coming years.

To me it does not seem like any bigger conspiracy than people always wanted to pay less and earn more at the same time.

I think by now companies are not under any illusion that they can precisely pinpoint bottom 25% of employees. Their reasonable efforts are about separating out few folks they absolutely want to keep in business continuity sense. Rest below average, average, above average, "best" are fair game.

I think you are right. Besides this "Best" category is also fluid. Best of 2000's is not best in 2020s for a business.

This also works as price discovery mechanism for both parties. Best employee can take a break and apply later for different job, profile, growth industry etc. Companies also find better to hire what they think best at market price instead of honorary best which are there for long time.

Can't be software engineers, from what I learned they were never really paid commensurate to value they delivered. So it must be quite economical to keep them around.

Well, unlike Apple a lot of very aggressive investors in Anthropic are riding on its trillion dollars valuation. They just can't on their own decide to stop or slow down.

Indian government:

1) On my friends' mistake/fraud/crime: strongly worded letter.

2) On my ememies': ED raids, arrest with no bail for years.

Well you are not thinking in wrong direction. In their world view India is IT superpower and the whole world already depends on them.

To think of reasoning may help them course correct is wishful thinking. Read about Indian pharma sector and what kind crappy, dangerous drugs they are peddling to world.

This is confident, resurgent India . Reason, competency are racist words if used agaist them.

You say comedy gold. However in Vishwaguru Indian universe they are much vaunted South Indian Brahmins who anyone in the world accept that they are the best in anything they do. Hence they are pure gold.