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There's a lot of things that surprise me, since I assume Microsoft does a lot of dogfooding. Like does any exec there ever open up Edge and cringe at the scam
by dashundchen 3y ago
There's a lot of things that surprise me, since I assume Microsoft does a lot of dogfooding.
Like does any exec there ever open up Edge and cringe at the scam ridden cesspool that MSN has become? Or ask why they have to see Candy Crush ads jiggling around in the start menu? Somehow the low-rent skeevyness can't be outweighed by the ad revenue.
- ocdtrekkie 3y agoI suspect that Microsoft internally is using Enterprise edition, where the Start Menu behavior is disabled, and likely sets an internal landing page as the start page for the browser. So no, I suspect generally most Microsoft folks don't have to suffer what the rest of us see. Those who do probably don't have the clout to demand a change that removes revenue.
- NegativeLatency 3y agoNot just enterprise edition, they have all kinds of special Microsoft internal stuff on it
- PretzelPirate 3y agoI still have friends who work at Microsoft and internally, Microsoft employees see the same tabloid articles and a fresh install of Windows comes with Candy Crush. What people on HN don't realize is that the general public likes Candy Crush and tabloid news. My parents love these things being front and center on their computers.
- ocdtrekkie 3y agoI have less issues with Candy Crush and tabloid news than I do with Microsoft's use of Taboola for ad revenue. It means you can go from stock Windows to malware in one click from the Edge homepage.
- thrawa8387336 3y agoThey get the cesspool. Whether they wince or cringe or not is a matter of character
- WeylandYutani 3y agoI consider myself to have a more "highbrow" taste but millions of people watch reality TV about fat people. Those MSN articles are a look into the human condition and MS has the telemetry to prove it.