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Re:Stop the paranoia: it doesn't matter if Google reads our ... by pewfly on Sunday February 12, 2012 @03:54PM (#3582971)
An honest question. From what I know Hotmail et. al. is free, so without ads how do they (Microsoft) make money?
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Re:Stop the paranoia: it doesn't matter if Google reads our ... by spacemanaki on Sunday February 12, 2012 @05:51PM (#3583303)
Hotmail isn't ad-free, but I suppose they might not be targeted ads. I genuinely have no idea if that's the case. Hotmail definitely isn't Microsoft's bread and butter though.
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