I would have thought that getting rid of private (or semi-private) offices, the largest, most conspicuous "free popsicle", would have been the death knell for the old Microsoft - the beancounters are running the asylum now.

see https://www.geekwire.com/2019/microsoft-says-goodbye-past-de...

for a virtual walkthrough, see https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20250708-00/?p=11...