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Everybody defending Microsoft's actions is using some variation of "it's only a small ad for Office" but their Stockholm Syndrome is causing them to ignore that
by fapjacks 7y ago
Everybody defending Microsoft's actions is using some variation of "it's only a small ad for Office" but their Stockholm Syndrome is causing them to ignore that the word "ad" these days is a loaded term that also implies Microsoft is shipping your (WordPad) activity back to Microsoft to "improve user experience" and not just to tell you that Microsoft also happens to make software called Office, too. Get real.
- Zhyl 7y agoA banner "advertising" a more feature rich version of the same application is a different kettle of fish to the actual paid advertisements that they are currently injecting onto lock screens and start menus. Granted, I wouldn't want annoying pop ups on any of the products I use, but I think at this stage "Microsoft are going to do anti-consumer things because nobody is going to stop them" is expected behaviour and if you don't like it your only real recourse is to buy a Mac or install Linux. Having made the switch to Linux myself I feel like I can look at these things a bit more objectively. I can say "recommending Word isn't that bad" not out of Stockholm syndrome, but instead as a tertiary observer, watching the house burn down from the outside.