Microsoft hasn’t had a rosy history in advertising. The tech giant’s ad business dates back to its failed aQuantive acquisition in 2007, which it wrote down by $ 6.2 billion in 2012 after failing to monetize display advertising. Microsoft then outsourced its display business to AOL in 2015. Today, Microsoft holds roughly 1.4% of the… Continue reading »
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