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>the actual value that is being transacted is the userbase and their data I haven't used Discord, but I'm curious, what value can Microsoft extract from user d
by ComodoHacker 6y ago
>the actual value that is being transacted is the userbase and their data
I haven't used Discord, but I'm curious, what value can Microsoft extract from user data on Discord? Shared links?
Microsoft isn't a data company.
- Ligrev 6y agoThere's Bing Ads which alone may suggest otherwise. Also, they operate a search engine.
- ignoramous 6y ago> Microsoft isn't a data company. Deja vu: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19854922 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19854922 Surely, you haven't heard of Windows 10's horrendous surveillance? Data collection: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9976298 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9976298 Ads: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13835733 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13835733 Phone home: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10053352 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10053352
- ComodoHacker 6y agoBing Ads contribute 5.5% of their total revenue, less than LinkedIn. [0] There were no signs data collected outside of web browsing were used to target ads or sold. So I conclude MS isn't a data company. I'm not saying their level of data collection is OK. I'm saying it's not a key aspect of their business model. 0. https://www.microsoft.com/investor/reports/ar20/index.html https://www.microsoft.com/investor/reports/ar20/index.html