4 ms·
The business model hasn't changed. Windows is an always has been a paid product (with some minor variations) and Microsoft is not a significant player in the ad
by scholia 10y ago
The business model hasn't changed. Windows is an always has been a paid product (with some minor variations) and Microsoft is not a significant player in the advertising business. (AOL does sell Bing ads, I think.)
Of course, if you have any factual evidence that Windows users are a product, then I'd be interested to hear it.
- curt15 10y agoWhy does Windows 10 now phone home to domains like ad.doubleclick.net and adnexus.net?
- AstralStorm 10y agoMetro applets do it. You can remove these from Start menu.
- scholia 10y agoI've been watching like a hawk for the past couple of weeks and not found anything that does it, so I assumed it was just made up. However, the only app I use is Microsoft Health.