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> Our respect for privacy was one of the main reasons I'm still there. There has been a good period of time where the actual sentiment was "we're the good guys"
by thaumasiotes 1y ago
> Our respect for privacy was one of the main reasons I'm still there. There has been a good period of time where the actual sentiment was "we're the good guys", especially when comparing to google and Facebook. A solid portion of that was that our revenue was driven by subscriptions rather than ads.
How long has MS been putting ads in the start menu?
- MYEUHD 1y ago10 years https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10393812 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10393812
- odo1242 1y agoAs he said, very heterogeneous company.
- thaumasiotes 1y agoSure, but "there has been a good period of time where..." is a statement that the situation introduced by where continues into the present. And that doesn't seem to be compatible with the facts.
- vee-kay 1y agoI have a suspicion that Satya Nadella himself doesn't use Windows 11, otherwise he would have fired the team that messed up the Start Menu and he would have banned all ads from start menu and desktop. Even Bill Gates dumped the Windows Phone and switched to Android (he prefers the Samsung Galaxy Fold4) https://www.gearbrain.com/bill-gates-windows-phone-android-2489781559.html https://www.gearbrain.com/bill-gates-windows-phone-android-2...