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[–] orioler25@lemmy.world 89 points 1 day ago (2 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.

[–] audaxdreik@pawb.social 28 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Once you realize this, you also realize that there's no going back for them either. If by some slim chance there's enough resistance for them to pause or rollback some features, it's only temporary. The overall course remains clear and they will continue to move in that direction regardless.

There disdain for you as a consumer could not be made any clearer.

[–] Washedupcynic@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Their, as in the disdain microsoft has for the user, not there, as in microsoft put the disdain in a box and it's sitting across the room over there. However, your point is valid and stands.

[–] JoeBigelow@lemmy.ca 1 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

What would the world do without people like you?

[–] Washedupcynic@lemmy.ca 2 points 22 hours ago

Probably be less angry about grammar and spelling "nazis." I'm guilty of those mistakes too, so I am not above being corrected myself.

[–] 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.