▲ 318 ▼ Microsoft patents system to freeze games and inject ads during downtimes — watching commercials earns ad-free playtime credits (www.tomshardware.com) submitted 1 month ago by sanitation@lemmy.today to c/pcmasterrace@lemmy.world 92 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Jake_Farm@sopuli.xyz 45 points 1 month ago (6 children) They really are trying alienate their users. permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] ulkesh@piefed.social 25 points 1 month ago (4 children) They never cared about their users -- only their investors. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Jake_Farm@sopuli.xyz 6 points 1 month ago (3 children) Are their investors morons? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] AustralianSimon@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago Money now! Future prospects? No care, money now! permalink fedilink source parent [–] impairedimperator@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 month ago No, they'll move their money to the next company soon. Plus, I'm guessing Microsoft is one of those companies 401(k)s are legally required to invest in, so every American with a retirement account is a bagholder. permalink fedilink source parent [–] PixeIOrange@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago More like out of contact with the working class permalink fedilink source parent [–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 point 1 month ago once they destroy BLIZZARD with ads it will be over. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ulkesh@piefed.social 25 points 1 month ago (4 children) They never cared about their users -- only their investors. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Jake_Farm@sopuli.xyz 6 points 1 month ago (3 children) Are their investors morons? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] AustralianSimon@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago Money now! Future prospects? No care, money now! permalink fedilink source parent [–] impairedimperator@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 month ago No, they'll move their money to the next company soon. Plus, I'm guessing Microsoft is one of those companies 401(k)s are legally required to invest in, so every American with a retirement account is a bagholder. permalink fedilink source parent [–] PixeIOrange@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago More like out of contact with the working class permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Jake_Farm@sopuli.xyz 6 points 1 month ago (3 children) Are their investors morons? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] AustralianSimon@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago Money now! Future prospects? No care, money now! permalink fedilink source parent [–] impairedimperator@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 month ago No, they'll move their money to the next company soon. Plus, I'm guessing Microsoft is one of those companies 401(k)s are legally required to invest in, so every American with a retirement account is a bagholder. permalink fedilink source parent [–] PixeIOrange@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago More like out of contact with the working class permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AustralianSimon@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago Money now! Future prospects? No care, money now! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] impairedimperator@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 month ago No, they'll move their money to the next company soon. Plus, I'm guessing Microsoft is one of those companies 401(k)s are legally required to invest in, so every American with a retirement account is a bagholder. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] PixeIOrange@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago More like out of contact with the working class permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 point 1 month ago once they destroy BLIZZARD with ads it will be over. permalink fedilink source parent