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Re:Copilot Edited an Ad into My PR by Aerroon on Monday March 30, 2026 @10:00AM (#47574462)
>Yeah but at least a dozen Microsoft employees went on a seemingly scripted blitz on X about how they’re ready to start listening to feedback and…

So what was the purpose of all that telemetry they collected then? Because it doesn't seem to have made the OS like what the users want it to be.

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Re:Copilot Edited an Ad into My PR by thesuitonym on Monday March 30, 2026 @11:59AM (#47575965)
To better target ads.
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Re:Copilot Edited an Ad into My PR by mulmen on Monday March 30, 2026 @01:05PM (#47576914)
Data Gnomes

1) collect data

2) ???

3) profit

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Re:Copilot Edited an Ad into My PR by TheScaryOne on Monday March 30, 2026 @05:32PM (#47579974)
Do you hate the "Ribbon" UI that got forced into everything in Win8+?

That's what telemetry was used for. Every advanced user turned that off when they gave us the option, and now we have every UI on the computer designed for Grandma.

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