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Naive question: Why would anyone (even mindless normies) care about anything 'microsoft recommended'?
Microsoft got money. I like money. Money good. Microsoft good.
you get my ROFL of the day -- Merci!
Because mindless normies don't know anything other than windows, sure there's apple macs but they are special computers, and a chrome book is a special type of laptop for kids. So if the people that built your computer recommend something it must be good. Brands are just different kinds of Microsoft computers that they were allowed to build. Some people are really just not informed then it comes to IT
Because they see the name plastered everywhere at work, and work runs a big system, which is hard, and the nerds who run the big work system know what they're talking about when they fix my stuff, so it must be good if the work nerds trust it to run the company
Big, trusted, prevalent brand implies trustworthiness and expertise.
If you don't know better, most people default to trusting other people and social constructs, including companies and brands.
I'm sure you have your own share of trusting other parties. Probably with a different baseline and experience compared to "normies".