Your point about NVDA vs. Linux screen readers isn't a side issue; it's the entire crux of the problem.

The "Just install Linux" crowd ignores the reality of ecosystem lock-in. For millions of users with specific, mission-critical needs (like robust accessibility, Adobe Suite, enterprise compliance), there is no viable alternative to Windows.

This isn't a failure of users for not switching. It's a failure of the market that has produced a monoculture.

Microsoft knows this. They are not competing for your data; they are leveraging a monopoly. This isn't a 'choice' to accept an AI agent; it's a monopoly tax on a captive audience.

just now it's more overt

I don't care how "auditable" an agent is, I don't want my personal information slurped up by AI and shipped out to microsoft's servers. Full stop.

This is just another spying data exfiltration but with a hype con built into it.

Just because I can see what it read and shipped off, doesn't mean I can undo that or claw it back.

Wasn't that the whole point of Windows Update? To accustom us to have something burning 100% CPU all the time instead of the task you actually want to do?