sanitation@lemmy.today to PC Master Race@lemmy.worldEnglish · 26 days agoWindows 11 setup now offers to install TikTok and Netflix on your new PCwww.windowslatest.comexternal-linkmessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up156arrow-down16
arrow-up150arrow-down1external-linkWindows 11 setup now offers to install TikTok and Netflix on your new PCwww.windowslatest.comsanitation@lemmy.today to PC Master Race@lemmy.worldEnglish · 26 days agomessage-square15fedilink
minus-squarecountvon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27·26 days agoPeople would just do that, but an app can harvest soooo much more telemetry data. Business executives will claim the app provides a “richer experience,” by which they mean they’ll experience getting richer by harvesting more customer data to sell.
minus-squareMarthirial@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·26 days agoAlso creates a self sense of commitment so abandoning rates are lower. There is no friction in closing a tab as it is in uninstalling an app.
People would just do that, but an app can harvest soooo much more telemetry data. Business executives will claim the app provides a “richer experience,” by which they mean they’ll experience getting richer by harvesting more customer data to sell.
Also creates a self sense of commitment so abandoning rates are lower. There is no friction in closing a tab as it is in uninstalling an app.