Post AHTsHPWtaS1H08TNom by pswilde@fosstodon.org
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(DIR) Post #AHTmctbmLn9Se3cQGu by fatboy@fosstodon.org
2022-03-16T18:59:47Z
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Lovely...Microsoft accidentally reveals that it is testing ads in Windows Explorer https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/03/microsoft-accidentally-reveals-that-it-is-testing-ads-in-windows-explorer/
(DIR) Post #AHTsHPWtaS1H08TNom by pswilde@fosstodon.org
2022-03-16T20:03:15Z
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@fatboy ah good... The thing we've been warning people about for years is now getting close!
(DIR) Post #AHTuWcGKjEA0kA6Wmm by allinone0@fosstodon.org
2022-03-16T20:28:21Z
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@fatboy and thats why ill never go beyond windows 10
(DIR) Post #AHUkgnvdP74vRCbNg0 by kev@fosstodon.org
2022-03-17T06:12:50Z
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@fatboy just to play Devil’s advocate here (why am i doing this??)Testing doesn’t mean that they will actually do it, although they probably will. Also didnt Ubuntu do this years ago with amazon?I can see Windows becoming a free piece of software that’s supported by ads and just bundled into 365.
(DIR) Post #AHUvNNwOtshypeu3Ci by pswilde@fosstodon.org
2022-03-17T08:12:37Z
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@kev @fatboy you're very right, it may not even happen, but it raises concerns as to why they even programmed it.Ubuntu did do it years ago, some of us (me) still hold a grudge this day and see Ubuntu (and Canonical-made derivatives) as the most evil Linux based distributions. But ultimately Windows is used by people who won't really care, Ubuntu is used mainly by people who do.
(DIR) Post #AHWXASf41teb7k1CZU by fatboy@fosstodon.org
2022-03-18T02:50:33Z
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@kev That's a good point. Let's wait and see. The start menu of W10 already contains ads, so there's that? 😂😅
(DIR) Post #AHWt2ehVa6qn8dqRAO by kev@fosstodon.org
2022-03-18T06:55:49Z
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@fatboy hmmmm yeah, good point.