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Re:Outlook is Microsoft's new data collection service by libraryatnight on Thursday January 11, 2024 @01:00PM (#38955985)
It just seems like a stupid move this late in the ad game when people are starting to figure out they hate it a lot. I've never heard more techno-laymen talking about privacy and advertising than now and MS is just hopping on the train.

It's like they're drug dealers adding fentanyl as if it's a sales perk after everyone's learned about it killing the users.

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Re:Outlook is Microsoft's new data collection service by stravant on Thursday January 11, 2024 @01:06PM (#38956087)
You know what people hate even more though? Paying for Windows.
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Re:Outlook is Microsoft's new data collection service by JohnFen on Thursday January 11, 2024 @01:26PM (#38956411)
Very few people have ever paid for Windows in a way that was visible to them. The majority of Windows users have always just used the Windows that was pre-installed on a computer that they bought.
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Re:Outlook is Microsoft's new data collection service by antfie on Thursday January 11, 2024 @05:12PM (#38960063)
The cost of the Windows license was part of the overall laptop cost. So buying a new laptop with Windows installed means Microsoft gets some profit from that.
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