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[–] 3 points 11 months ago (4 children)

IMDB might be, they're covered in trackers and ads. MS is a donor to Wikipedia (via Microsoft Matching Gifts Program) so they're getting what they paid for.

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  • [–] 1 point 11 months ago (3 children)

    but IMDB is owned by direct Microsoft competitor - Amazon.

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  • [–] 2 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    They're not really competitors across both enterprises. If they were then you'd need some conspiracy theory-level mental gymnastics for things like:

    https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/quickstart-onboard-aws?tabs=Defender-for-Containers

    https://aws.amazon.com/windows/products/

    https://about.ads.microsoft.com/en/blog/post/october-2025/unlocking-more-opportunities-for-partners-and-customers-through-collaboration-with-amazon

    And finally

    https://advertising.amazon.com/library/news/microsoft-amazon-dsp-partnership

    This isn't Coke vs. Pepsi for computer boops. This is about ad revenue! They can partner up to cut Google out of the mix!

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