We are currently studying the MS-900. There you can get a broad view into how Microsoft wants an account for every fart and preferably the subscription (read money) from you.
The pricing and licensing module in particular is a great module of the MS-900. 1 big business unit you need to know inside and out, so you can help Microsoft get richer later.

Nowadays, you also have WaaS (Windows as a Service), where you can pay a monthly fee to use Windows, but you also have to be online 24/7, so if you don’t have internet for a while, unfortunately, you can use your Your computer.Do not use.

I’m glad Windows 10 is still supported, because for me personally, this will be my last boat ride with Microsoft (privately). Linux is getting better and better for gaming thanks to Steam. And game developers who want to stick with Microsoft alone are unfortunately going to lose my money.

For business and cloud solutions, Microsoft does very well when it comes to security, etc. Especially when you look at Entra ID, Intune, etc.
But Defender has also made a huge leap in security compared to what it was before. Especially at the cloud level.
When it comes to AI, they are also well on their way with Co-pilot, which can greatly help in your daily work, in the office, as a developer, etc.

Again, I find the whole Viva platform to be unimportant, which in my opinion is nothing more than Big Brother watching over you. Everything you do, when you do it and how you do it is recorded, and it’s all about working as efficiently as possible (read: if you need to rest your eyes because of screen time, doing nothing is recorded too). This part will ensure that at the end of the day, your manager will make you work just as hard and sharp as you do in the morning (when you are still fresh and alert). I often find at work that after 3 or 4 p.m., the soup moment no longer really gives me energy, and I end up wasting my time. Unfortunately, productivity and focus have disappeared.
It’s not that I don’t want to do anything, but there’s not much I can do.
Long story short… Microsoft Viva could very well stay away from my workplace now and in the future!