← Back to context Comment by rikafurude21 7 months ago Windows normalized having ads in the OS. 24 comments rikafurude21 Reply pseudosavant 7 months ago Ads in the OS? That isn’t Microsoft’s idea, or even Apple’s (they have places they do it too). No, that was popularized by the mobile OS made by an ad company, Android. free652 7 months ago Weirdly that I don't get any ads in Android.... My phone was made by the same ad company. LtWorf 7 months ago No? Try installing 1 app without seeing ads for 10 other useless apps. 18 replies → tw04 7 months ago Ubuntu had ads in the terminal in 2022: https://linuxiac.com/ubuntu-once-again-angered-users-by-plac...Unless you're going to call letting users know they have access to onedrive for free an "ad", Microsoft didn't do anything until Windows 11 in 2024.https://www.pcmag.com/news/microsoft-pushes-start-menu-ads-t... soraminazuki 7 months ago Windows 10 is still too fresh in people's mind to gaslight people into thinking there were no ads in it.2012: https://web.archive.org/web/20121004004109/http://community....2015: https://web.archive.org/web/20151015182852/http://betanews.c...2015: https://www.pcgamer.com/windows-10-solitaire-requires-a-subs...2016: https://www.howtogeek.com/243263/how-to-disable-ads-on-your-...2016: https://web.archive.org/web/20160602204008/http://iskandar.m...2017: https://web.archive.org/web/20250721092516/https://www.theve...2018: https://www.thurrott.com/windows/windows-10/192251/microsoft...2020: https://winaero.com/wordpad-is-gettings-ads-in-windows-10/ michaelmrose 7 months ago Ubuntu was basically promoting a free benefit to home users. This doesn't seem unreasonable.
pseudosavant 7 months ago Ads in the OS? That isn’t Microsoft’s idea, or even Apple’s (they have places they do it too). No, that was popularized by the mobile OS made by an ad company, Android. free652 7 months ago Weirdly that I don't get any ads in Android.... My phone was made by the same ad company. LtWorf 7 months ago No? Try installing 1 app without seeing ads for 10 other useless apps. 18 replies →
free652 7 months ago Weirdly that I don't get any ads in Android.... My phone was made by the same ad company. LtWorf 7 months ago No? Try installing 1 app without seeing ads for 10 other useless apps. 18 replies →
LtWorf 7 months ago No? Try installing 1 app without seeing ads for 10 other useless apps. 18 replies →
tw04 7 months ago Ubuntu had ads in the terminal in 2022: https://linuxiac.com/ubuntu-once-again-angered-users-by-plac...Unless you're going to call letting users know they have access to onedrive for free an "ad", Microsoft didn't do anything until Windows 11 in 2024.https://www.pcmag.com/news/microsoft-pushes-start-menu-ads-t... soraminazuki 7 months ago Windows 10 is still too fresh in people's mind to gaslight people into thinking there were no ads in it.2012: https://web.archive.org/web/20121004004109/http://community....2015: https://web.archive.org/web/20151015182852/http://betanews.c...2015: https://www.pcgamer.com/windows-10-solitaire-requires-a-subs...2016: https://www.howtogeek.com/243263/how-to-disable-ads-on-your-...2016: https://web.archive.org/web/20160602204008/http://iskandar.m...2017: https://web.archive.org/web/20250721092516/https://www.theve...2018: https://www.thurrott.com/windows/windows-10/192251/microsoft...2020: https://winaero.com/wordpad-is-gettings-ads-in-windows-10/ michaelmrose 7 months ago Ubuntu was basically promoting a free benefit to home users. This doesn't seem unreasonable.
soraminazuki 7 months ago Windows 10 is still too fresh in people's mind to gaslight people into thinking there were no ads in it.2012: https://web.archive.org/web/20121004004109/http://community....2015: https://web.archive.org/web/20151015182852/http://betanews.c...2015: https://www.pcgamer.com/windows-10-solitaire-requires-a-subs...2016: https://www.howtogeek.com/243263/how-to-disable-ads-on-your-...2016: https://web.archive.org/web/20160602204008/http://iskandar.m...2017: https://web.archive.org/web/20250721092516/https://www.theve...2018: https://www.thurrott.com/windows/windows-10/192251/microsoft...2020: https://winaero.com/wordpad-is-gettings-ads-in-windows-10/
michaelmrose 7 months ago Ubuntu was basically promoting a free benefit to home users. This doesn't seem unreasonable.
Ads in the OS? That isn’t Microsoft’s idea, or even Apple’s (they have places they do it too). No, that was popularized by the mobile OS made by an ad company, Android.
Weirdly that I don't get any ads in Android.... My phone was made by the same ad company.
No? Try installing 1 app without seeing ads for 10 other useless apps.
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Ubuntu had ads in the terminal in 2022: https://linuxiac.com/ubuntu-once-again-angered-users-by-plac...
Unless you're going to call letting users know they have access to onedrive for free an "ad", Microsoft didn't do anything until Windows 11 in 2024.
https://www.pcmag.com/news/microsoft-pushes-start-menu-ads-t...
Windows 10 is still too fresh in people's mind to gaslight people into thinking there were no ads in it.
2012: https://web.archive.org/web/20121004004109/http://community....
2015: https://web.archive.org/web/20151015182852/http://betanews.c...
2015: https://www.pcgamer.com/windows-10-solitaire-requires-a-subs...
2016: https://www.howtogeek.com/243263/how-to-disable-ads-on-your-...
2016: https://web.archive.org/web/20160602204008/http://iskandar.m...
2017: https://web.archive.org/web/20250721092516/https://www.theve...
2018: https://www.thurrott.com/windows/windows-10/192251/microsoft...
2020: https://winaero.com/wordpad-is-gettings-ads-in-windows-10/
Ubuntu was basically promoting a free benefit to home users. This doesn't seem unreasonable.