2006-10-05 21:09:25 · 9 answers · asked by yahooanswers 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet
They don't earn a lot of money from the free emails, but the email is just one of the many services offered by Yahoo and Microsoft, two companies that are cash flow rich. They want to be the one-stop destination for websurfers, that's why they have the free news, free search, free weather, free etc. The companies itself make money from advertising mostly, and they are hoping that loyal Yahoo users will also sign up their other paid services, like upgrading from free mail to the Premium Mail, or using their web hosting services. But in one word: advertising.
2006-10-05 21:19:31 · answer #1 · answered by economiss 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The simplest avenue is advertising. Advertisers pay for the space the rent on the webpage. Yahoo and MSN also leverage from the total web experience they claim to offer, because other than email, they also offer services like auctions, blogging space, etc. These features are again enticements to advertisers and also some paying users. Other web content providers like Paypal are also charged a fee by Yahoo to offer payment services in auctions. This is just one example.
2006-10-06 00:53:19 · answer #2 · answered by calvin o 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Through Advertising mostly.
2006-10-05 21:21:03 · answer #3 · answered by uwilmakeit 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
advertising and another email account where you have to pay for more features. microsoft makes enough money already with there crap software, yahoo will get theres from advertising, in australia you see it all over channel seven.
2006-10-05 21:13:39 · answer #4 · answered by dkm2006 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably because some of their better accounts aren't free. if you want some extra crap, people buy those accounts for business and stuff
2006-10-05 21:19:55 · answer #5 · answered by Trisha J 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they earn money thru the advertisements which are displayed on the mail pages...
these ads are pretty expensive..
but it also good publicity..
2006-10-05 21:11:51 · answer #6 · answered by happinezz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
advertising and also MSN have shown they are azzholes by puting charge on there chat rooms
2006-10-05 21:12:12 · answer #7 · answered by Sonny 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
from all the advertising other companies do on their homepages
2006-10-05 21:11:35 · answer #8 · answered by hwall 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sponsors for advertisements...y do you think they still exist
2006-10-05 21:20:06 · answer #9 · answered by shanthicharuvil 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think it all the advertising $$$..................
2006-10-05 21:11:04 · answer #10 · answered by askaway 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋