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Microsoft starts testing ads in the Windows 11 Start menu in c/technology@lemmy.ml
Microsoft starts testing ads in the Windows 11 Start menu in c/technology@lemmy.ml
[+] -7 points 2 years ago

Isn't it obvious? Start Menu is being used by every windows user but is not generating any revenue Serving ads will enable them to better support the platform and provide more advanced features. Ad supported version is better than making it a subscription like some third party apps have done. Start8 I think, basic copy of Microsoft's Start Menu but paid.

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    • MediaTek named as most popular smartphone SoC vendor at end of 2023 in c/android@lemdro.id
    Irregular Expressions in c/fdroid@lemmy.ml
    Something tells me this might not be a good year for games... in c/memes@lemmy.ml
    *Permanently Deleted* in c/community_requests@lemmy.ml
    Apple announces that RCS support is coming to iPhone next year in c/technology@lemmy.ml
    Nothing Phone builds a blue bubble iMessage bridge while Google and Apple fight over RCS in c/technology@lemmy.world
    [–] 3 points 2 years ago

    Yeah. Google was using XMPP but development focus was for Google Chat only. The rest of the community played catch up while Google chat got new features quickly. If you were using some other software, chat would simply break and crash.

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    • Box Office: ‘The Marvels’ Gets Grounded With MCU’s Second-Lowest Opening Day Ever in c/movies@lemmy.world
    Tesla will sue you for $50,000 if you try to resell your Cybertruck in the first year in c/technology@lemmy.world
    [–] 8 points 2 years ago

    Scalpers will find a way. Only normal buyers will be hurt by this move. Also car companies are putting in more and more proprietary stuff that only they can repair practically, and charge a fortune for it. Tesla is leading in that too afaik.

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    • YouTube's plan backfires, people are installing better ad blockers in c/technology@lemmy.world
    X is reportedly selling inactive usernames for $50,000 — The move is the platform’s latest attempt to raise revenue in c/technology@lemmy.world
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