Microsoft's new move to put PR groups inside its operating divisions is paying off.
We're now seeing the worst news shuffled out the door on Friday nights.
This week's instance addresses a years-long fight by afflicted Surface Pro 4 users to get Microsoft to admit it has a problem, and to provide redress.Flickergate, you may recall, involves the propensity of some Surface Pro 4 machines to flicker violently.
You can see the shake — dating to March 6, 2016, mind you — in a YouTube video posted by Dmitriy1986.I've written about the flicker, and Microsoft's abhorrent treatment of its customers, on April 4, 2017, Aug.
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