Recently, I completely switched my main laptop from Microsoft Windows to Pop!_OS (Linux). For the last week, I haven’t booted into Windows at all—zero logins, zero backups, basically zero activity.
Almost immediately after I stopped using Windows, I started getting bombarded with Windows Insider Program emails.
What’s interesting is the content of these emails. They’re specifically about things that often push power users away:
- quality improvements
- command-line upgrades
- better update experience
- performance/stability fixes
- “help make Windows better”
(Screenshots attached)
The timing honestly made me curious.
Has anyone else experienced something similar right after moving to Linux?
Do companies like Microsoft actually track account/device activity closely enough to notice when users stop engaging and then trigger automated retention/engagement emails…
…or is this just one hell of a coincidence?
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