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glitchcyesterday at 4:00 PM2 repliesview on HN

Piracy. The consumer versions are filled with ads because most people don't pay for them.


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charlie-83yesterday at 4:06 PM

Is this really the case? I feel like most windows users just bought a laptop with Windows already on it. Even if all home users were running pirated versions they would still become entrenched in the world of Windows/Office which would then lead to enterprise sales.

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warmwafflesyesterday at 4:13 PM

If you were able to wave a magic wand today and remove piracy, Microsoft would not remove ads.