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		0d311 on July 28, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Gmail, Contacts, Assistant and Messages apps no lo... Then why are there ads in my Windows 10 OS? Why the aggressive data sponging behavior? Microsoft is a lot better than Google, but I still feel like I am their product when I use their OS.

tux1968 on July 28, 2020 [–]

It's much more insidious at the operating system level. It's easier to change email providers than your entire operating system. I'm shocked there isn't a louder outcry over Microsoft's intrusions this way into Windows.

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