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NotARobot06 (talk | contribs) lack of citation for many statements, add [citation needed]. many incidents cited (8 times) https://ethical.net/ethical/microsoft-alternatives/ (title: Microsoft Alternatives Guide: How (and Why) to Avoid Microsoft). this counts as independent research thus is against the wiki's content policies. as far as i'm aware, all the incidents that cite this source have happened, just need to find better citations. |
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*'''DRM overreach''' | *'''DRM overreach''' | ||
:Xbox Series X/S games demand online verification for disc-based installations, rendering offline play difficult.<ref name=":4"></ref> | :Xbox Series X/S games demand online verification for disc-based installations, rendering offline play difficult.<ref name=":4"></ref> | ||
*'''Xbox storage monopolization''' | |||
:Xbox Series X/S uses a proprietary [https://www.seagate.com/content/dam/seagate/en/content-fragments/products/datasheets/xbox-expansion-card-series-4tb/xbox-expansion-card-series-4tb-DS2081-4-2504US-en_US.pdf Storage Expansion Card] that costs more when compared to industry standard storage. | |||
*'''Recurring billing traps''' | *'''Recurring billing traps''' | ||
:Defaulting users into subscription auto-renewals while making cancellation processes opaque.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-08-18 |title=Why is MS Software So Predatory? |url=https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/3869973/why-is-ms-software-so-predatory?forum=windows-all&referrer=answers |url-status=live |access-date=2025-08-18 |website=learn.microsoft.com}}</ref> | :Defaulting users into subscription auto-renewals while making cancellation processes opaque.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-08-18 |title=Why is MS Software So Predatory? |url=https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/3869973/why-is-ms-software-so-predatory?forum=windows-all&referrer=answers |url-status=live |access-date=2025-08-18 |website=learn.microsoft.com}}</ref> | ||