Microsoft says its data shows FCC reports overstate broadband adoption

Re:Microsoft says its data shows FCC reports overstate broad... by WillPostForFood on Monday April 08, 2019 @10:45PM (#19611296)

Microsoft is basing the data on users of their services, which is largely a self selected group. Would it be surprising if people using Bing instead of Google or Duck Duck Go were the kind of people who use Windows, default to using Bing, and don't see the value of a high speed internet connection? I have older family members who fit this profile.

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Re:Microsoft says its data shows FCC reports overstate broad... by bgdnyxbjx on Monday April 08, 2019 @10:47PM (#19611305)

Bing isn’t the only service Microsoft has. Update, office, Xbox, Windows itself, etc

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Re:Microsoft says its data shows FCC reports overstate broad... by Bhilai on Monday April 08, 2019 @11:19PM (#19611477)

Last I checked Windows was still the second most used OS. I am sure Microsoft collects a lot of telemetry through Windows even when the user is not using Bing (or Edge.)

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Re:Microsoft says its data shows FCC reports overstate broad... by pbhjpbhj on Tuesday April 09, 2019 @07:29AM (#19613538)

It's the primary domestic OS isn't it?

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Re:Microsoft says its data shows FCC reports overstate broad... by chungleong on Tuesday April 09, 2019 @04:00AM (#19612646)

I strongly suspect that the data comes from Microsoft's MSN page. Video downloads is really the only usage scenario broad enough to generate such a data set. MSN serves loads of them and is the default page on Windows. Since their contents target the audience favored by advertisers (i.e. young urban folks with money), the data could have a strong selection bias. Rural Americans simply aren't viewing the pop-culture-centric materials on MSN.

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Re:Microsoft says its data shows FCC reports overstate broad... by mdturnerphys on Tuesday April 09, 2019 @11:17AM (#19615496)

How about Windows Update, Xbox, OneDrive . . . There are plenty of services Microsoft runs that could help provide this information.

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