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> Microsoft was never about computers on every desk and in every home, it was really about selling software licenses to make money! And how would they have mad
by dgfitz 4y ago
> Microsoft was never about computers on every desk and in every home, it was really about selling software licenses to make money!
And how would they have made money without lots of computers on lots of desks paying subscriptions?
All companies exist to make money, that’s the point.
X === make money.
Y === sell something to make money.
Z === make money.
I’m really struggling to understand your point.
- satyrnein 4y agoThe comment I replied (and the article itself) seem to imply that, if you monetize via advertising, that your business isn't really about whatever you say it is. I was replying that I fail to see how that's different from non-advertising-fueled businesses. For example, Facebook isn't really about connecting people, but a hypothetical competitor with the exact same feature set that charged a subscription fee instead of running ads would be about connecting people?