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Reddit users won Microsoft Build 2016
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These Reddit users won Microsoft Build 2016 with a dev-themed rendition of Bohemian Rhapsody

by Ben Woods — in Shareables

There’s an undeniable amount of bad news in headlines around the world, and if you delve into the comments section on a lot of websites, you’ll find vitriol usually reserved for, well, things that actually matter more than which type of phone you prefer.

But every now and again, Redditors somehow manage to band together to remind us all that the Web can bring a fair amount of spontaneous joy too, such as the thread below, which turned into a dev-themed version of Bohemian Rhapsody based on Microsoft’s Bash announcement.

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Build 2016 had a lot of exciting announcements for developers, but for me, this was the best bit.

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Ben Woods is a reporter from London, UK. Happy to hear your thoughts on ben@thenextweb.com or @TheNextWoods on Twitter.

Ben is European Editor of The Next Web with a focus on startups, gadgets and lifestyle tech. Now a technology journalist with a specialism in mobile devices and a geeky love of mobile spectrum issues. Ben used to be a professional online poker player. You can contact him on ben@thenextweb.com , via Twitter or on Google+.

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