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> 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 hea
by 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