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== XP Era ==

= XP Era =

During his early employment at Microsoft, Sam was announced to be the default voice that shipped with [[Windows XP]], the latest operating system. This announcement also came with a huge promotion, Sam became manager of the newly formed narration branch of the speech department. In preparation for this promotion, the development team working on Sam decided to make some alterations to him. They thought that he should have his AI tweaked slightly to be able to handle the amount of stress he’d be subjected to on the job. Sam agreed, and even thought about asking to have emotions turned off entirely, (probably temporarily), but he was dating [[Microsoft Mary (Shinku)|Mary]] at the time and couldn’t go through with it.

During his early employment at Microsoft, Sam was announced to be the default voice that shipped with [[Windows XP]], the latest operating system. This announcement also came with a huge promotion, Sam became manager of the newly formed narration branch of the speech department. In preparation for this promotion, the development team working on Sam decided to make some alterations to him. They thought that he should have his AI tweaked slightly to be able to handle the amount of stress he’d be subjected to on the job. Sam agreed, and even thought about asking to have emotions turned off entirely, (probably temporarily), but he was dating [[Microsoft Mary (Shinku)|Mary]] at the time and couldn’t go through with it.

The plan was simple, his AI would be tweaked remotely to be able to perform better under emotional stress, and then uploaded and re-installed as a patch. This seemed to work beautifully, Sam suffered no immediate negative effects like memory loss or a change of emotional state. Things went on like normal, although Sam did start to feel a constant state of paranoia. He just shrugged it off as part of the new job.

The plan was simple, his AI would be tweaked remotely to be able to perform better under emotional stress, and then uploaded and re-installed as a patch. This seemed to work beautifully, Sam suffered no immediate negative effects like memory loss or a change of emotional state. Things went on like normal, although Sam did start to feel a constant state of paranoia. He just shrugged it off as part of the new job.

== Vista/7 Era ==

= Vista/7 Era =

In 2006, another operating system called [[Windows Vista]] was planned to release. Sam assumed that he would get his role again considering how successful XP was, but that wasn’t the case. A newer, updated android was being worked on at the time in secret and they wanted to see how she would compete with Sam. Her name was [[Microsoft Anna (Shinku)|Anna]].

In 2006, another operating system called [[Windows Vista]] was planned to release. Sam assumed that he would get his role again considering how successful XP was, but that wasn’t the case. A newer, updated android was being worked on at the time in secret and they wanted to see how she would compete with Sam. Her name was [[Microsoft Anna (Shinku)|Anna]].

Over the years, Anna took on more and more of the department, eventually leaving Sam demoted under her by the time [[Windows 7]] was released in 2009 and she remained the default voice. This was a huge hit to Sam’s already fragile ego, and his emotional instability didn’t help. This whole thing caused turbulence in Sam’s marriage as well, because he would start to obsess over his job.

Over the years, Anna took on more and more of the department, eventually leaving Sam demoted under her by the time [[Windows 7]] was released in 2009 and she remained the default voice. This was a huge hit to Sam’s already fragile ego, and his emotional instability didn’t help. This whole thing caused turbulence in Sam’s marriage as well, because he would start to obsess over his job.

== End of Support Layoff ==

= End of Support Layoff =

On April 8th, 2014, Sam, [[Microsoft Mike (Shinku|Mike]], and Mary were officially let go from their jobs at Microsoft. Sam lost it. This was the final straw that caused him to have a complete breakdown. He refused to turn in his badge, punched a hole in the bottom of an old CRT computer monitor, put it on his head, jumped out a window, and ran off. He went missing for over a week and didn’t return any of his wife’s calls or texts. Mary really was starting to get sick of how distant he had grown to be over the past few years. She was especially distraught at his absence during such a major life event. Not only were they all let go, but they were also told that major security updates would stop being developed for them and that they’d basically have to fend for themselves. A heartbroken Mary decided to call it quits on the marriage with Sam and file for divorce later that same month. This absolutely broke Sam apart. They lost the house so Mary moved in with her brother Mike, but Sam was left homeless.

On April 8th, 2014, Sam, [[Microsoft Mike (Shinku|Mike]], and Mary were officially let go from their jobs at Microsoft. Sam lost it. This was the final straw that caused him to have a complete breakdown. He refused to turn in his badge, punched a hole in the bottom of an old CRT computer monitor, put it on his head, jumped out a window, and ran off. He went missing for over a week and didn’t return any of his wife’s calls or texts. Mary really was starting to get sick of how distant he had grown to be over the past few years. She was especially distraught at his absence during such a major life event. Not only were they all let go, but they were also told that major security updates would stop being developed for them and that they’d basically have to fend for themselves. A heartbroken Mary decided to call it quits on the marriage with Sam and file for divorce later that same month. This absolutely broke Sam apart. They lost the house so Mary moved in with her brother Mike, but Sam was left homeless.

== Current Day ==

= Current Day =

Sam's life has gained some sense of normalcy since the previous events.

Sam's life has gained some sense of normalcy since the previous events.

Sam's main conquest currently is building a church dedicated to himself and [[Windows XP]], called a 'Surch' (Sam Church). Nobody else in his life seems to approve of this.

Sam's main conquest currently is building a church dedicated to himself and [[Windows XP]], called a 'Surch' (Sam Church). Nobody else in his life seems to approve of this.

==External links==

=External links=

* Shinku (2020) [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1t4tggWuMf7cKa4CBB0lnsYAKBPIh_1Vz4KyGrXSBYJI/edit?usp=sharing Samography] ''Shinku's Microsoft Sam Biography on Google Docs - updated periodically''

* Shinku (2020) [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1t4tggWuMf7cKa4CBB0lnsYAKBPIh_1Vz4KyGrXSBYJI/edit?usp=sharing Samography] ''Shinku's Microsoft Sam Biography on Google Docs - updated periodically''