The main judgement here seems to be: not everyone was there to get a refund, therefore, just entering the store is not an opt-in consent to biometric scans.
As a counter-example: Australian clubbing venues use facial recognition and id verification to identify banned individuals and detect fake documentation. This is required on condition of entry (therefore, opt-in), and this information is shared across all partner venues.
It's not a hard logic path to follow - If AI becomes a digital necessity for modern society to function, Microsoft's relevance shrinks while OpenAI's relevance grows.
Once OpenAI breaks out of the "App" space and into the "OS" and "Device" space, Microsoft may get absorbed into the ouroboros.
OpenAI's dependence on Microsoft currently is purely financial (investment) and contractual (exclusivity, azure hosting).
Is this like saying a gym runs at 40%+ margin because 80% of users don't really use it heavily or forget they even had a subscription? Would be interested to see the breakdown of that number.
The studio being firebombed probably does not factor much into it. Kyoani and Kadokawa have beef, but Kadokawa can easily contract it to another studio to do. They just don't want to because of 1.
Also don't forget to watch Disappearance after the 2 seasons.