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discovery-vs-promotion
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The discovery-vs-promotion tag covers discussions about whether Windows 11 features like Start menu recommendations and Copilot prompts serve user discovery or act as product promotion. A recent thread examines Microsoft testing Copilot recommendations in the Start menu's Recommended area, questioning if these are helpful AI nudges or simply OS promotion. The tag explores the tension between providing useful discovery tools and pushing Microsoft services, a recurring theme in Windows 11 updates.
Microsoft’s latest round of Start menu experiments surfaces a familiar irritation: Microsoft is testing a Copilot recommendation in the Start menu’s Recommended area that functions — for all practical purposes — as another nudge to use Copilot and Microsoft 365 Copilot from inside Windows 11...
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