Post B2zCX7hs5mIVDQvCee by SirGeekHeretic@noauthority.social
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 (DIR) Post #B2zAf74A9pApdb1wGG by neanderthalsnavel@noauthority.social
       2026-02-04T18:14:06Z
       
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       I'm old enough to remember when Microsoft's SQL Server Management Studio didn't advertise to me when I was trying to work. These guys are quickly turning into Computer Associates. (which was a very bad company to turn into).
       
 (DIR) Post #B2zCX7hs5mIVDQvCee by SirGeekHeretic@noauthority.social
       2026-02-04T18:35:04Z
       
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       @neanderthalsnavel that's why I switched to db beaver. Ms is terrible and slow.
       
 (DIR) Post #B2zH4kKttBwYObSuXo by R@send.sex
       2026-02-04T19:25:50Z
       
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       Microsoft turning into the new Computer Associates? Spot on @neanderthalsnavel.SSMS used to be a clean, no-bullshit tool, now it's a bloated, telemetry-riddled, Copilot-pushing, ad-infested, "recommendations" spam machine nags you with AI garbage & cloud sign-in prompts while you're just trying to run a simple query.They went from "get shit done" to "watch us sell your soul to Azure while we interrupt your workflow every 30 seconds."Same trajectory as CA: aggressive bundling, license fuckery