Microsoft is seemingly not too fond of April Fools’ Day jokes, and its teams are being discouraged from engaging in any public-facing pranks this year, according to a leaked internal memo.
If you’re anything like me, you might just dislike April Fools’ Day – a lot. It’s a time where many companies try to come up with ways to be funny – generally by misleading users or promoting somewhat ridiculous features. While some of those attempts can actually be funny or interesting, very often they go south, upsetting customers and resulting in a bad reputation for the company or organization that created the prank.
