Microsoft’s legendary innovation pipeline is world-renowned, yet not every product emerging from Redmond continues to shine in the long haul. As Microsoft’s strategic focus hones in ever more fiercely on its revenue-driving AI, cloud, and enterprise solutions, an uncomfortable but increasingly...
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The Microsoft Maps app, once a proud stowaway from the Windows Phone era, is heading for the digital scrapyard in July 2025. For the, let’s be generous, "dozens" of Windows 11 users who still rely on it to find the nearest coffee shop or to relive the halcyon days of Lumia handsets, this marks...
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