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bossyTeachertoday at 5:09 PM1 replyview on HN

They do. Never forget, Microsoft's goal is to squeeze as much money from you as possible.


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dabinattoday at 5:38 PM

That’s the goal of every publicly-traded corporation in a mature market. Wall Street demands ever-increasing returns and they can’t grow their customer base much so cost-cutting and fleecing existing customers are the only levers to pull.