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Well, I guess we'll find out when people start complaining that the internet ads they see aren't as relevant as they used to be and Microsoft relents and turns
by jlarocco 14y ago
Well, I guess we'll find out when people start complaining that the internet ads they see aren't as relevant as they used to be and Microsoft relents and turns DNT off.
- chc 14y agoMost people do not understand how all this works well enough to even know that they have something to complain about. They just want their Googles to work and show them interesting things. If the ads they see are less interesting, they aren't going to say, "Huh, I wonder if Microsoft started sending an HTTP header which falsely indicates that I prefer irrelevant ads." No, they'll just lump it in with all the other stuff that doesn't seem relevant to them and ignore it. Which of the parties involved in that situation wins? Not the browser implementor, not this particular user (who doesn't care), and not any of the advertisers who now have to waste money talking to people who are unlikely to be interested.