In November last year, Microsoft released its plans to force a Copilot upgrade and a price rise onto all Office 365 “personal and family” (consumer) users — “to reflect the value we’ve …
      • finitebanjo@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        2 days ago

        It’s usually a mixed bag with Australian news, TBH.

        “LABOR WINS! HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS WILL CONTINUE!”

        *yaaaaaaay

        “They’re dropping climate goals.”

        *booooooo

        “THEY’RE HOLDING OFFICIALS RESPONSIBLE FOR CRIMES AND CORRUPTION! RESTRICTING FOREIGN INFLUENCE!”

        *yaaaaaaay

        “We’re going to kill every koala and bathe in their blood.”

        *booooooo

  • flowerysong@awful.systemsEnglish
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    3 days ago

    Strictly speaking I think they’re being sued for not forcing it on their customers. If it had been genuinely a change in service offerings that everyone was forced to accept I think they would have been in the clear, but resorting to trickery instead of force is a no-no.