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In early September 2016, Microsoft shut down Xbox Live Indie Games,<ref>https://www.polygon.com/2015/9/9/9297959/xbox-live-indie-games-shutting-down</ref> and in late July 2024, Microsoft shut down its storefront for Xbox 360 games.<ref>https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2023/08/17/xbox-360-store-will-close-july-2024/</ref> These shutdowns have made it impossible to obtain new copies of, or in some cases, even play, hundreds of games.

=== Microsoft 365 ===

===Microsoft 365===

In January 2025, YouTuber Atomic Shrimp reported<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYVPThx7yss</ref> that Microsoft had enacted a "forced upsell" of 365's new AI co-pilot feature. Users with basic accounts, such as Shrimp himself, had been informed their subscription fee was going up, but that they would enjoy new features as a result, including the co-pilot. Shrimp subsequently discovered that Microsoft now offered "Classic" plans, identical to the old basic plans both in features and in subscription fee. These, however, were only visible to enterprise users, not to personal users.

In January 2025, YouTuber Atomic Shrimp reported<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYVPThx7yss</ref> that Microsoft had enacted a "forced upsell" of 365's new AI co-pilot feature. Users with basic accounts, such as Shrimp himself, had been informed their subscription fee was going up, but that they would enjoy new features as a result, including the co-pilot. In his efforts to disable the co-pilot, Shrimp subsequently discovered that Microsoft now offered "Classic" plans, identical to the old basic plans both in features and in subscription fee. These, however, were only visible to enterprise users, not to personal users.

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 In early September 2016, Microsoft shut down Xbox Live Indie Games,<ref>https://www.polygon.com/2015/9/9/9297959/xbox-live-indie-games-shutting-down</ref> and in late July 2024, Microsoft shut down its storefront for Xbox 360 games.<ref>https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2023/08/17/xbox-360-store-will-close-july-2024/</ref> These shutdowns have made it impossible to obtain new copies of, or in some cases, even play, hundreds of games.
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-In January 2025, YouTuber Atomic Shrimp reported<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYVPThx7yss</ref> that Microsoft had enacted a "forced upsell" of 365's new AI co-pilot feature. Users with basic accounts, such as Shrimp himself, had been informed their subscription fee was going up, but that they would enjoy new features as a result, including the co-pilot. Shrimp subsequently discovered that Microsoft now offered "Classic" plans, identical to the old basic plans both in features and in subscription fee. These, however, were only visible to enterprise users, not to personal users.
+In January 2025, YouTuber Atomic Shrimp reported<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYVPThx7yss</ref> that Microsoft had enacted a "forced upsell" of 365's new AI co-pilot feature. Users with basic accounts, such as Shrimp himself, had been informed their subscription fee was going up, but that they would enjoy new features as a result, including the co-pilot. In his efforts to disable the co-pilot, Shrimp subsequently discovered that Microsoft now offered "Classic" plans, identical to the old basic plans both in features and in subscription fee. These, however, were only visible to enterprise users, not to personal users.
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