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alessandro@lemmy.ca to PC Gaming@lemmy.ca · 1 year ago

Microsoft starts testing ads in the Windows 11 Start menu

www.theverge.com

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Microsoft starts testing ads in the Windows 11 Start menu

www.theverge.com

alessandro@lemmy.ca to PC Gaming@lemmy.ca · 1 year ago
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The first ads in the Windows 11 Start menu will look familiar.
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    Didn’t they already have this?

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      They’ve had this since W10. If you do a fresh install the start menu is crammed with Candy Crush and other crap.

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      Yeah I’m confused how this is any different than the “recommended” they had before.

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    I disabled the recommended section cuz I expected this exact situation, not surprised at all

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    And today in how to piss of customers 101…

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      99% of Windows users don’t know or don’t care that operating systems could (and are) better.

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    Candy crush is back…

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