yes they have, just by breaching basic privacy they are able to glean data that they previously would have had to ask for in writing or pay for(and this is not to say a true proper legal challenge in say privacy strict canada would me its illegal too )…not paying for something = profit… also they are subscriptioning windows ten enterprise and have stated it is being used so it can get rolled out for non enterprise…
that my friends is the end of microsoft windows…and when one considers that android linux now accounts for literally 70% of all net traffic , microsoft has seriously lost its way.
just like pro guys ive helped leave adobe and autodesk for things like davinci resolve and blender you create that by going subscription
you also lose all the hobby people that do all the wacky inventive stuff.
And yea all the big boys have there issues but on the greatyer good side if epic makes em all play nice ( love the new 1 million terms a service for example) it means at least for whatever platform i wish to i have options. IF say we all in end lose apple then lets push harder in the non apple space and make apple feel it…get some deal with google ( yea i know they are being sued too but make an alliance with them and ask say for 5 % off for fortnite …then shove hard. apple shareholders just lost 300 millin a year…this 30% steam apple and google want is even higher then some crdit card comapnies want MUCH higher its extorionist.