Microsoft Got Bullied Into Removing Forced OneDrive Survey

Update: All the online backlash that Microsoft received finally worked. They got rid of the survey that users were forced to take every time they would quit the OneDrive app. They also remarked that it was just a test. In a statement that they gave to The Verge, it said, “Between Nov. 1 and 8, a small subset of consumer OneDrive users were presented with a dialog box when closing the OneDrive sync client, asking for feedback on the reason they chose to close the application. This type of user feedback helps inform our ongoing efforts to enhance the quality of our products.”

WatchWarning! Microsoft Wants ChatGPT to Control Robots Next CCShare SubtitlesOffEnglishThey’re back at it with a similar tactic. Every time you quit OneDrive on your PC, you must take a survey on why you chose to close the app. It sounds suffocating, right? AdvertisementAs soon as you hit the close button, you get a pop-up saying, “Quit OneDrive?” If you close OneDrive, files in your OneDrive folder won’t sync or back up to the cloud, so that you won’t see your changes across devices.” Then, you see a dropdown that says, “Select a reason for quitting OneDrive.” These are the reasons you have to pick from. AdvertisementI don’t want OneDrive running all the timeI don’t know what OneDrive isI don’t use OneDriveI’m trying to fix a problem with OneDriveI’m trying to speed up my computerI get too many notificationsOtherAt the bottom, the usual ‘Cancel’ option would take you back to using this case if you change your mind about closing it. There’s also a ‘Quit OneDrive’ button, but, of course, that’s grayed out and only becomes clickable once you choose one of the listed reasons for daring to quit the app. That’s as pushy as they can get. AdvertisementI’m sure that Microsoft hopes data from these surveys will have some value in helping improve the OneDrive experience. Here’s hoping, at least.

Based on reporting by gizmodo.com.