Well, we are talking about GDPR. Setting a date to comply by is part of the enforcement of the GDPR afaik. I bet someone is setting points of a legal case, e.g. MS can say "oh no one explicitly stated a set date and GDPR" - now they cant use that excuse.
I always mention in my GDPR requests/complaints that I would kindly like to get a response within a month, in line with Art. 12 GDPR. Not because it's a "karen legalese" but to let the company know that I am exercising a specific right, not just asking for something random out of the blue.
