This is EVERYTHING Microsoft killed in 2024 — from handy apps to failed devices

[Windows Central]

Every year, Microsoft deprecates, removes, and kills various apps, services, and devices. Here's what hit the chopping block in 2024.

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[Gabe Szabo]

Also retired Azure Media Services, and Azure Lab Services announced to be sunset in 2027, among others. Mostly compute-heavy or GPU-heavy workloads.

 

[K Shan]

This is why I get nervous about Microsoft's "This is an Xbox" strategy.

 

[taynjack]

Some of these were DOA thats to Microsoft's incapability to execute anything successfully. The Studio has so much potential but almost outdated technology isn't for anyone. They should make it a touch external monitor.

So many people have been clamoring for a stand alone monitor only because Microsoft won't give the studio the specs it deserves. Do one or the other Microsoft! Why does Microsoft refuse to listen to their users!!! We keep telling them what we want, and they give us 3/4 of our request. Then they wonder why people are reluctant to buy their stuff. This is why Apple does so well. Apple gives everything asked for or nothing at all. Microsoft can't finish anything!

 

[naddy69]

"Why does Microsoft refuse to listen to their users!!!"

But Microsoft DOES listen to their users. Their users are businesses. No business is asking for an expensive MS monitor.

Businesses are asking for Windows, Office, Azure, Exchange Server and SQL Server. That's it. You know, software. MicroSOFT.

Not phones. Not music streaming services. Not watches. Not movies. Not monitors. Not PCs.

"This is why Apple does so well."

Because Apple IS a consumer-focused company. MS is not and never will be. Spend millions of dollars a year with MS and MS will listen to you. BTW, MS is also doing very well.

"Then they wonder why people are reluctant to buy their stuff. "

MS does not care about "people". Only businesses. Why is this so hard to understand?

You might as well demand that Oracle sell phones and monitors. Or IBM. Or ADP. Or Cisco. Or SAP.

 

[Arun Topez]

So many people have been clamoring for a stand alone monitor only because Microsoft won't give the studio the specs it deserves. Do one or the other Microsoft! Why does Microsoft refuse to listen to their users!!! We keep telling them what we want, and they give us 3/4 of our request. Then they wonder why people are reluctant to buy their stuff. This is why Apple does so well. Apple gives everything asked for or nothing at all. Microsoft can't finish anything!

Exactly a touch monitor (the Surface Studio minus the PC) would have sold so well. Even the Surface team acknowledged in one of their Q&A's there was a lot of asks for that. But just like why Panos left, Satya pretty much restricts them from doing anything innovative or takes the brand forward.

"Why does Microsoft refuse to listen to their users!!!"

But Microsoft DOES listen to their users. Their users are businesses. No business is asking for an expensive MS monitor.

Businesses are asking for Windows, Office, Azure, Exchange Server and SQL Server. That's it. You know, software. MicroSOFT.

Not phones. Not music streaming services. Not watches. Not movies. Not monitors. Not PCs.

"This is why Apple does so well."

Because Apple IS a consumer-focused company. MS is not and never will be.

Microsoft does NOT listen to their customers, not even their business customers. That's why they have been increasingly facing competitors like AWS, Google, and others. Guess what, what are businesses consisted of? CONSUMERS. That's why they did so well in the past with both markets when they were a consumer focused company, because when consumers love them, they will get their businesses to use them too. That's why Apple is consistently quickly growing in the business space. Regarding a monitor, yes there is demand for it. In one of the Surface Q&A's the team even acknowledged a lot of agencies/customers have been asking for one. Satya pretty much prevents anything innovative anymore unless it's AI/Copilot/Azure related. They need a new leader than recognizes that.