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		kccqzy 5 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Cloudflare 1.1.1.1 Incident on July 14, 2025 I can't tell if you are being sarcastic, but "legacy" is a term most often used by technical people whereas "strategic" is a term most often used by marketing and non-technical leadership. Mixing them together annoys both kinds of readers.

marcusb 5 months ago | [–]

You cannot throw a rock without hitting a product marketer describing everything not-their-product as "legacy."

hbay 5 months ago | [–]

you were annoyed by that sentence?

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