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i'm not going to use "zip pay", but i'm also not going to use edge. this feels like an excuse for people to get angry.
If you don't make money out of selling your customer's data, then you need to find ways to actually collect money from them. How it's been done is disgusting, but I think I'm aligned with the why.
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It is a for profit company, the reason is always profit.
But their thinking is flawed. The reason is of course profit, but the result will not be profit.
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It is a for profit company, the reason is always profit.
I'm honestly not sure how much profit a 2 trillion dollar company is supposed to generate from an interest free pay later browser bloatware feature Even if you're Scrooge McDuck that sounds not worth it
I'm on the fence on this one. I don't like how the feature is pushed "in your face" like that. And at the same time, I trust Microsoft more than the average nowadays company to be respectful of privacy and my data - albeit the average is low and this is a low standard to achieve. If you don't make money out of selling your customer's data, then you need to find ways to actually collect money from them. How it's been…
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It is a for profit company, the reason is always profit.
I'm honestly not sure how much profit a 2 trillion dollar company is supposed to generate from an interest free pay later browser bloatware feature Even if you're Scrooge McDuck that sounds not worth it
Microsoft finally made a browser which renders websites as expected, is up-to-date regarding security and features, and (most) people actually don't have the need to replace it with anything else. I will never understand why they NEED to ruin this. It's baffling.
It is a for profit company, the reason is always profit.
> It allows any purchase between $35 and $1,000 made through Microsoft Edge to be split into four payments over a six-week period. > While the service is being promoted as ‘interest-free’, some were quick to point out that all transactions are subject to a “$4 flat fee”. $4 in fees on $1000 over 6 weeks is an effective APR of around 4% - pretty good. $4 in fees on $35 over 6 weeks is an outrageous APR of around 123%.…
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It is a for profit company, the reason is always profit.
I'm honestly not sure how much profit a 2 trillion dollar company is supposed to generate from an interest free pay later browser bloatware feature Even if you're Scrooge McDuck that sounds not worth it