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I'm pretty sure they think it's good for "engagement" --- the new euphemism for distracting users and pulling them into scenarios where they can be monetised via ads or otherwise.

The older versions of Windows were definitely far "quieter", but I guess MS saw how a lot of average users had installed adware themselves, and thought that they could also profit from bundling it by default.




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