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228 comments are below the article, that speaks volumes. Most people are very angry about how Microsoft acts. The phone home spyware in recent updates for Win7/
by frik 11y ago
228 comments are below the article, that speaks volumes. Most people are very angry about how Microsoft acts. The phone home spyware in recent updates for Win7/8 and Win10 is pretty creepy and probably illegal in several countries. It also speaks volumes how some MS employees defend their company with rather ridiculous comments. Since the MS Build event many MS employees are on HN: if you are one, instead of downvoting try to read the angry comments from consumers below the article.
@Dang / HN admin: who flag such news? Or why is it already on the second page? Can you investigate if there are some voting/flagging-ring/bots active?
- pdkl95 11y ago> Most people are very angry about how Microsoft acts. While I support people getting "mad as hell" when a business abuses their customers, harsh words and the occasional strongly worded letter won't change anything. MS will continue along this path until they see their revenue dropping or their market share shrinking. Continuing to use windows - even with the spyware disabled - tells MS that they got away with it. They will continue testing that threshold to see how much they can get away with. This strategy works particularly well because memories are short and every every new release moves the Overton Window[1]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overton_window https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overton_window