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Microsoft shuts down its beloved maker space
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Microsoft is terminating The Garage, its centralized maker space program used for experimental hardware and software development. The move marks the end of dedicated physical environments for employee-led innovation and annual hackathon projects.
- 01Microsoft will wind down The Garage as a centralized corporate function across its global locations
- 02The facilities previously supported cross-departmental collaboration and experimental internal prototype development
- 03Internal communications indicate a shift away from maintaining dedicated maker spaces for employee side-projects
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Microsoft is closing down The Garage, a set of popular maker spaces where employees worked on experimental projects and collaborated on surprising new apps and hardware during the company's annual hackathon events. "We're winding down The Garage program as a centralized function," says Microsoft in an internal FAQ to employees, seen by Notepad. "We will […]