Microsoft Word Starter & Ads

Currently, as I write this, I’m sitting here on Microsoft Word Starter, and seeing the weirdest thing: advertisements. And the one thing that makes this especially funny is the fact the thing that their advertising is themselves. So I’m seeing an ad on Microsoft Word, about buying Microsoft Word and it just seems completely redundant. Although it does make a little sense, because online services often put ads on free versions of their sites to make up for not getting paid, but if Microsoft word is used offline most of the time, and the “full” version is only something you have to pay for once, doesn’t that mean that they’re essentially advertising their own products on their own products for free? Whoa. Anyway, what do you think about offline ads?

Written by: Brandon North