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> I have little doubt that if Lina Khan was still heading up the US Federal Trade Commission that this is something she’d be looking into; it’s such a clear exa
by philipallstar 1y ago
> I have little doubt that if Lina Khan was still heading up the US Federal Trade Commission that this is something she’d be looking into; it’s such a clear example of the abuses she used to take on. But now that a Trump crony is in that position instead, tech companies can get away with ripping off and lying to their customers, as Microsoft just did to me and millions of others.
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> Microsoft got off comparatively easy in recent years, as regulators and competition authorities went after the other major tech giants with much more vigor.
- ManlyBread 1y agoWe're back to 2016-2020 where the authors of nearly every single article feel like they have to take a stand against the Evil Orange Man on their blog. 3 more years of this clown show I guess.
- lenkite 1y agoThe subscription price increased in 2024 itself, so blaming it on Trump cronies is eye-rolling.
- cogman10 1y agoWeird sentiment. I'm a fan of Lina, but what exactly would she investigate here? The article is "Microsoft raised prices to pay for AI"... and? so? How is this antitrust behavior?
- masfuerte 1y agoMicrosoft pretended it was simply a price increase but they had actually moved people to a higher product tier. The old tier still existed. This is deceptive. Whether it's sufficiently deceptive to fall foul of the law I don't know.
- urbandw311er 1y agoYou should read the article. It’s not about that.