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[–] echodot@feddit.uk 103 points 1 day ago (26 children)

Why? Who's asking for this stuff, is there somebody out there who is really pleased with this news or is Microsoft really just that out of touch.

I don't want to have to start wearing rainbow knee-length socks, but Microsoft are pushing me towards it.

[–] orioler25@lemmy.world 90 points 1 day ago (5 children)

Consumers are not the main driver of profit, speculative value is. Microsoft knows that Windows is guaranteed to be on the majority of PC's, which means they can afford to implement hostile features that increase the speculative value on data collection and AI investment.

[–] Credibly_Human@lemmy.world 35 points 1 day ago

This is well said. So many people don't get that of course these companies know you hate this shit.

They're just trying to boost their stock value and violate your privacy harder.

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