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Microsoft Can't Stop Being Annoying About OneDrive | They make you take a survey every time you close OneDrive on your device.::They make you take a survey every time you close OneDrive on your device.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Maybe a stupid question: How do they make money of private files being hosted on their server?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Data is the new oil. Any number of things they can do with your data so they want it, bad.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

There are paid options I guess?

It also ties all the "365" applications together locking out the competition.

Also for training AI possibly.

Edit: for the crap questions I guess it's information to hone in on "better/higher" prices.