&gt;<i>Seems like the only way people want to make money these days is through invasive advertising</i><p>Edit:  I see &quot;want&quot; in there now..<p>Microsoft had over $12BB in net income last year, so I&#x27;d hardly say the &quot;only&quot; way to make money is through invasive ads like this.  I can&#x27;t really explain <i>why</i> they do this (other than &quot;why not?&quot;), but any revenue from this is sure to be a drop in the bucket.