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

charlie-83 19 hours ago | parent | next [-]

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.

	▲	glitchc 17 hours ago \| parent [-]
		> Is this really the case? I feel like most windows users just bought a laptop with Windows already on it. This is largely true in North America, UK and AUS/NZ, less true in Europe, a mixed bag in the Middle East and mostly untrue everywhere else.

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warmwaffles 19 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

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