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		disgruntledphd2 on Jan 26, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Gitlab is moving to a three-tier product subscript... So they can retarget you as a potential customer. I totally get your annoyance, but they probably do mostly online marketing, so it makes sense for them.

dharmab on Jan 26, 2021 [–]

It's especially annoying because their competition does not use cookies.

https://github.blog/2020-12-17-no-cookie-for-you/

disgruntledphd2 on Jan 27, 2021 | [–]

Their competition is owned by MS, and doesn't need to worry about turning a profit on their activity.

Note that I'm not justifying the behaviour, just commenting on it.

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