[jabbany]

I guess in a way?

They learned from XP/7 that they'll never recoup it though licenses so now its ads and subscription upsells for everybody.

[SR2Z]

I think they would have moved to ads and subscriptions either way. It's hard to resist that sweet, sweet cash flow.

[tomrod]

Foolishly though. Ads don't work nearly as well as what a lot of companies pay for them.

[eyelidlessness]

That’s foolish for the companies paying for them, maybe not for the companies charging to vend them.