The tech billionaire and Trump adviser “donated” Starlink service to the White House. The move resembles a previous maneuver by Microsoft, which used “free” trials to lock in costly upgrades across the federal government.
Microsoft Hooked the Government on Its Products With Freebies. Could Elon Musk’s Starlink Be Doing the Same?
Submitted 2 weeks ago by Tea@programming.dev to technology@lemmy.zip
https://www.propublica.org/article/elon-musk-starlink-trump-white-house-spacex-microsoft
imnotafish@midwest.social 2 weeks ago
They did the same thing to the Global 200 defense contractor that I worked for as well. The level of access they have to so many organizations’ data is scary.