"Paid" is a spectrum. Hulu has paid (with ads) and paid (pay more to remove ads). Windows is probably being sold at a loss, and ads make up the difference. So n

"Paid" is a spectrum. Hulu has paid (with ads) and paid (pay more to remove ads). Windows is probably being sold at a loss, and ads make up the difference. So no, it isn't enough to stuff a dollar in Microsoft's shirt pocket and expect to not see ads.