back to article OneDrive go for Pokemon Go

Continuing its commitment to adding features nobody asked for, Microsoft has added Pokemon detection to OneDrive. The Redmond giant screenshots from Pokemon Go uploaded to OneDrive accounts will now be automatically detected and labeled as coming from the game as well as the Pokemon that appear in the shots. "A lot of players …

  1. Dadmin
    Megaphone

    Sad

    "Hey, we're cool Pokéguys too, you guys! Never mind that every phone(other than our's) can manage photos just fine, be sure and let us host them too, 'cus no one is doing anything interesting with our environment that is not related to porn and this might be our only chance to join this hype parade." -- Microsad

  2. Mark 85

    So they dig into your supposedly secure and private OneDrive and highlight your screenshots. I wonder what else they helpfully look for and index and then what happens to that info? Another reason to stay away from MS and OneDrive.

    1. Richard 12 Silver badge

      Hmm...

      There must be a charging model somewhere.

      They've already done "Pay us or we delete things". Is the next one "Pay us or we won't delete things"?

  3. allthecoolshortnamesweretaken

    "This business will get out of control! It will get out of control and we'll be lucky to live through it!" - Admiral Josh Painter (USN, fict.)

    1. Neoc

      "The Hunt for Red October".

  4. Oengus

    Ho Hum

    How long before Pokémon Go becomes Pokémon Gone? For me it won't happen soon enough.

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