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01 / EXPLORE THROUGH TIME

Timeline

Start with the latest. Scroll back through time, or zoom in for more.

Year by yearUp to 5 stories per year
2026537 stories
Microsoft terminated the account VeraCrypt used to sign Windows drivers↗ sourceforge.net · HN · 501 comments · 1297 points · Apr 08, 2026
Decisions that eroded trust in Azure – by a former Azure Core engineer↗ isolveproblems.substack.com · HN · 648 comments · 1297 points · Apr 02, 2026
“Microslop” filtered in the official Microsoft Copilot Discord server↗ windowslatest.com · HN · 551 comments · 1182 points · Mar 02, 2026
15 years later, Microsoft morged my diagram↗ nvie.com · HN · 398 comments · 1047 points · Feb 18, 2026
Microsoft forced me to switch to Linux↗ himthe.dev · HN · 1503 comments · 1871 points · Jan 28, 2026
2025784 stories
Zig quits GitHub, says Microsoft's AI obsession has ruined the service↗ theregister.com · HN · 614 comments · 1066 points · Dec 03, 2025
Microsoft only lets you opt out of AI photo scanning 3x a year↗ hardware.slashdot.org · HN · 331 comments · 844 points · Oct 11, 2025
Copilot broke audit logs, but Microsoft won't tell customers↗ pistachioapp.com · HN · 309 comments · 821 points · Aug 20, 2025
Getting forked by Microsoft↗ philiplaine.com · HN · 998 comments · 1865 points · Apr 21, 2025
Microsoft begins turning off uBlock Origin and other extensions in Edge↗ neowin.net · HN · 514 comments · 787 points · Feb 28, 2025
2024811 stories
Microsoft donates the Mono Project to the Wine team↗ mono-project.com · HN · 478 comments · 1436 points · Aug 27, 2024
Microsoft Chose Profit over Security, Whistleblower Says↗ propublica.org · HN · 305 comments · 676 points · Jun 13, 2024
Microsoft will switch off Recall by default after security backlash↗ wired.com · HN · 525 comments · 605 points · Jun 07, 2024
German state ditches Microsoft for Linux and LibreOffice↗ zdnet.com · HN · 323 comments · 508 points · Apr 04, 2024
Outlook is Microsoft's new data collection service↗ proton.me · HN · 367 comments · 688 points · Jan 11, 2024
20231,033 stories
Sam Altman, Greg Brockman and others to join Microsoft↗ twitter.com · HN · 217 comments · 356 points · Nov 20, 2023
Microsoft is failing to deliver emails that mention newclimate.org↗ newclimate.org · HN · 27 comments · 89 points · Oct 27, 2023
Microsoft Edge is starting to annoy me big time↗ dedoimedo.com · HN · 39 comments · 74 points · Sep 03, 2023
Microsoft Owns the Trademark for “X”↗ tsdr.uspto.gov · HN · 20 comments · 75 points · Jul 24, 2023
MSFT is forcing Outlook and Teams to open links in Edge and IT admins are angry↗ theverge.com · HN · 49 comments · 71 points · May 03, 2023
2022684 stories
Microsoft is phoning home the content of PowerPoint slides↗ rogermexico.bearblog.dev · HN · 379 comments · 734 points · Nov 07, 2022
Ask HN: Why is Microsoft Teams still so bad?↗ news.ycombinator.com · HN · 793 comments · 862 points · Sep 21, 2022
The Dangers of Microsoft Pluton↗ gabrielsieben.tech · HN · 534 comments · 733 points · Jul 26, 2022
Microsoft will include pay ranges in all U.S. job postings↗ forbes.com · HN · 313 comments · 670 points · Jun 10, 2022
Microsoft to Acquire Activision Blizzard↗ news.microsoft.com · HN · 1353 comments · 2051 points · Jan 18, 2022
2021813 stories
I Will Never Use a Microsoft Account to Log Into My Own PC↗ extremetech.com · HN · 644 comments · 927 points · Jun 28, 2021
Discord ends deal talks with Microsoft↗ wsj.com · HN · 510 comments · 576 points · Apr 20, 2021
Microsoft says mandatory password changing is “ancient and obsolete” (2019)↗ arstechnica.com · HN · 424 comments · 797 points · Apr 19, 2021
Microsoft buys Nuance for nearly $20B↗ axios.com · HN · 397 comments · 658 points · Apr 12, 2021
Microsoft Coffee↗ microsoftcoffee.org · HN · 371 comments · 1558 points · Apr 02, 2021
2020953 stories
Microsoft 365 has employee surveillance and analytics built in↗ twitter.com · HN · 436 comments · 981 points · Nov 24, 2020
Guido van Rossum joins Microsoft↗ twitter.com · HN · 799 comments · 1337 points · Nov 12, 2020
Microsoft to acquire ZeniMax Media and Bethesda Softworks for $7.5B↗ bethesda.net · HN · 779 comments · 1185 points · Sep 21, 2020
Microsoft Fast Design↗ fast.design · HN · 204 comments · 623 points · Aug 07, 2020
Microsoft begins showing an anti-Firefox ad in the Windows 10 start menu↗ news.softpedia.com · HN · 559 comments · 1047 points · Feb 10, 2020
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02 / CATCH UP

The conversation now

Popular stories, with attention fading over roughly two weeks.

The Copilot+ PC brand is dead↗ windowscentral.com · HN · 112 comments · 118 points · Sep 26, 2026
Microsoft patches Windows and Excel – breaks audio, remote access, and paste↗ theregister.com · HN · 184 comments · 263 points · Sep 14, 2026
Switzerland's Federal Government Is Replacing Microsoft on 3k Computers↗ itsfoss.com · HN · 290 comments · 371 points · Sep 07, 2026
I hate you Microsoft↗ henriquenunez.eu · HN · 82 comments · 149 points · Sep 17, 2026
Microsoft tried to ban "Microslop", and six months later it has given up↗ windowslatest.com · HN · 17 comments · 83 points · Sep 24, 2026

03 / GO DEEPER

Follow your curiosity

Find a particular story, revisit a year, or see what resonated.

Highest rated · the last 30 days

Switzerland's Federal Government Is Replacing Microsoft on 3k Computers↗ itsfoss.com · HN · 290 comments · 371 points · Sep 07, 2026
Microsoft patches Windows and Excel – breaks audio, remote access, and paste↗ theregister.com · HN · 184 comments · 263 points · Sep 14, 2026
I hate you Microsoft↗ henriquenunez.eu · HN · 82 comments · 149 points · Sep 17, 2026
The Copilot+ PC brand is dead↗ windowscentral.com · HN · 112 comments · 118 points · Sep 26, 2026
Show HN: Microsoft Office running with Wine on Linux with no virtualization↗ github.com · HN · 91 comments · 97 points · Sep 17, 2026
Microsoft tried to ban "Microslop", and six months later it has given up↗ windowslatest.com · HN · 17 comments · 83 points · Sep 24, 2026
Microsoft drops Copilot+ branding from its new laptops↗ windowscentral.com · HN · 2 comments · 54 points · Sep 28, 2026
Microsoft, OpenAI lose fight to hide internal docs admitting scraping is theft↗ arstechnica.com · HN · 15 comments · 54 points · Sep 17, 2026
Microsoft Brings "Age Verification" System to Windows↗ reclaimthenet.org · HN · 8 comments · 20 points · Sep 11, 2026
Microsoft says Windows 11 age checks will limit features, starting with Teams↗ neowin.net · HN · 3 comments · 16 points · Sep 04, 2026

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