Microsoft isn't the problem (this coming from someone who didn't take an internship offer on ideological grounds).
They already have that discount (aka government contracts they would get blacklisted for if they didn't agree).
The way to stop this isn't to make snarky comments about Microsoft since that just builds up/reinforces distrust on a random company.
The way to stop this with the same amount of effort is to make snarky comments about the US government/lack of oversight. That will atleast reinforce distrust towards the government. Enough of that will lead to change.
They already have that discount (aka government contracts they would get blacklisted for if they didn't agree).
The way to stop this isn't to make snarky comments about Microsoft since that just builds up/reinforces distrust on a random company.
The way to stop this with the same amount of effort is to make snarky comments about the US government/lack of oversight. That will atleast reinforce distrust towards the government. Enough of that will lead to change.
Your mind is shaped by what you read.