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Re:Outlook is Microsoft's new data collection service by nightski on Thursday January 11, 2024 @02:47PM (#38957848)
To be fair, I've had similar things happen to my relatives with the iOS and Android app stores as well. Installed some random 3rd party app instead of what they wanted because it looked convincing.
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Re:Outlook is Microsoft's new data collection service by int_19h on Thursday January 11, 2024 @03:21PM (#38958409)
This is worse because the user in question had the "recommendation" pop up in the Start Menu - i.e.one of the most fundamental pieces of Windows UX - not even in the app store.
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Re:Outlook is Microsoft's new data collection service by soraminazuki on Thursday January 11, 2024 @03:31PM (#38958564)
App stores are literally where you go to install third party apps. Meanwhile, people don't expect crucial system UI to push ads. It's not even comparable in terms of user hostility. Even more so when dark patterns are used to effectively conceal that it's an ad.
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