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The global hackathon tag on WindowsForum.com follows Microsoft's company-wide hackathon and the employee innovation programs around it, most notably The Garage. Discussion here centers on Microsoft winding down The Garage after 17 years, what happens to the Global Hackathon it ran, and how related projects such as Mouse Without Borders are affected. Coverage stays grounded in reported internal details rather than headlines, separating what is actually changing from broader speculation about Microsoft's internal tinkering culture and the tools and experiments that came out of it.
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    Microsoft Retires The Garage: What It Means for the Global Hackathon and Mouse Without Borders

    Microsoft is winding down The Garage, the program that has given employees space, tools and a sanctioned excuse to tinker for 17 years. According to an internal FAQ viewed by GeekWire, the program also ran the company's Global Hackathon. The headline making the rounds says 15 workspaces are...