Windows 95 chime composer Brian Eno denounces Microsoft for its ties to Israeli government

is platforms and communities reporter with five years of experience covering the companies that shape technology and the people who use their tools. Artist and musician Brian Eno — who also composed the iconic Windows 95 operating system startup chime — called on Microsoft today to “suspend all services that support any operations that contribute to violations of international law,” saying the company plays a role in “surveillance, violence, and destruction in Palestine.” It’s the latest high-profile instance of the tech giant being pressed on its contracts with the Israeli government. “I gladly took on the [Windows 95] project as a creative challenge and enjoyed the interaction with my contacts at the company,” Eno wrote on Instagram. “I never would have believed that the same company could one day be implicated in the machinery of oppression and war.” The musician — who was a member of the influential rock band Roxy Music and has also had a long, storied solo career — specifically ... Read full article.