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0 pointsImaCake2y ago0 comments

I would expect that some people are genuinely working really hard on making the UX better. But there are equally powerful forces of people who see how they can enrich themselves by actively making the UX worse. It is difficult to underestimate the effectiveness of a sociopathic manager who sees a path to making money at everyone’s expense.

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galaxyLogic2y ago· 1 in thread

I think MS sees that Google is and has been making huge profits over the years by simply pushing advertising on us.

I assume MS is now going in that direction too. The signs are there, more and more ads in Windows.

And the ads are no longer just 'ads". They are interactive ads, which tell their provider much about people's preferences, which data can then be used, or sold.

crimsontech2y ago

But with google this is the price you pay to use their products. With Microsoft you pay for the product and they still collect your data and push adverts on you.

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