The software maker will use the Recommended section of the Start menu, which usually shows file recommendations, to suggest apps from the Microsoft Store.
Well, of course. I mean it’s not like you paid for a Microsoft Windows license when you bought your computer, so obviously they have to advertise to financially support it. If you’re getting something for free, you’re the product.
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Wait, I’m being told that when people buy computers with Windows installed, they are, in fact, paying for a Windows license, too.
So this is actually Microsoft trying to turn products they’ve already sold into continuous revenue streams at the cost of usability and customer happiness.
In other news, apropos of nothing in particular, Steam on Linux is working really well these days, with lots of AAA titles running just fine via Proton. Make of that what you will…
Kernel level anticheat for a few games is the only real speedbump I’m aware of, and it’s only on a couple of game franchises like CoD I think. I would love it a ton of people made the switch and it hurt those games’ companies revenue noticeably enough that they look for a way to moderate cheating without just lazily requiring Windows in order to play online.
Linux is finally convenient enough to realistically steal swaths of customers from Microsoft, and it’s at the same time that Windows 11 is pissing a ton of people off. We’re in for some strange times.
There are way too many games out there for me to care anymore. Once i build my new PC, its Linux only. If it doesn’t run on Linux, I don’t need to play it.
This is the way.
I’m also looking forward to when game companies try to add kernel level anti cheat to Linux/s
that they look for a way to moderate cheating without just lazily requiring Windows in order to play online.
I would avoid those kernel level
malwaresanticheat anyways, whether they’re for Windows or if they port them to Linux (“to run this game, please load this kernel module”… no thanks).
Generally People don’t give a shit. Ive learned you gotta use the same tactics as windows and shove it in their face. My parents think they have been using windows for over a year now but I secretly installed Linux mint on their systems made it look like windows. They haven’t even fucking noticed they only use a browser for emails and Facebook. When my friends ask me to help build their PC and bring a windows os I bring a Linux os and say its all I will install and troubleshoot
I wish this was true…
…but there’s still a few technical issues that keep things from running smooth.
Also, VR.
I mean, yeah, a few, but there are plenty with Windows too, and the overwhelming majority of games I’ve tried it with work fine.
We’re not paying for the updates, though. I don’t recall paying Microsoft for anything in ages, and I have a legit copy of windows 10 installed.
To most people, now that windows is mostly stable, there’s no draw to upgrade when a new major version comes out. Why volunteer for new os growing pains when the last Gen works great? Even more so if you have to buy another license.
who would click that
who clicks ads in general
have you ever clicked an ad (on purpose)
I have never, not once in my life, clicked on an internet or electronic ad. Even for things I’m ostensibly interested in. Jury’s out on just how much manically SEO optimized retail web sites on Google count as “ads,” I guess. But other than that: Zilch.
But someone somewhere must be clicking on them because billions of dollars are spent every year pushing the fucking things.
Some marketers believe it doesn’t matter if someone clicks as brand recognition has its own value. On the other hand, who hasn’t heard of Tiktok by now?
I’ve seen Proton services mentioned so much here and in communities such as selfhosted that I went to their website today to check what they offer.
Of course marketers believe that, because it’s their job to give their clients
hypehope.Middle management usually wants to hear about conversions this quarter and especially ROI, not mindshare.
If I found out, say, my partner or a close friend clicked on ads, I would lose some respect for them.
I’ve never clicked an ad on purpose. I use DNS to block all the common click thru domains for ads.
This move by Microsoft will undoubtedly result in more Windows PCs infected by malware as people find tools to remove the ads and some of those tools will turn out to be malware.
Windows is malware, they can’t turn off the keylogger or telemetry
I right click them and then in the drop down menu that appears I click “block element…”
I have on search results, but it was for something that I was already looking for. The ad had the same link to the web page as the result below. 🤷♂️
Ads were already there for years - for Facebook, TikTok, Candy Crush, and who knows what else.
I would say this is embarrassingly unprofessional, but the truth is this is just normal these days - normalized by Facebook and Android - and I’m just old and used to better software.
I switched to Linux the same year they appeared.
Microsoft is the school bully who keeps shoving you and saying: “what are you gonna do about it?”
PC Master Race is fitting.
Ah finally, Windows and Cheap chinese android phone have something in common. Ads in their built in
bloatwaresapps.Don’t worry, I’m sure there will be “pro” version that you can pay extra for no ads.
I’m ok with promoted spots in a store, but in the core OS UI, fuck that.
This actually touches on a major issue with digital content and software as a service compared to the old models, that people don’t seem to quite grasp.
It used to be you’d walk into a store, buy a thing, and leave. Businesses could only sell to you while you’re in the store. There was a clear delineation.
What we’ve seen over the last couple decades is the increasing invasion of the store into your home. These businesses don’t want you to ever leave the store. You are meant to be living in it, at all times. There can never be any true escape unless you disconnect from the internet and disengage with modern technology.
the next logical step is 10s ads before launching any program
Please pay $10 to skip the ads
That’s included with your gold tier Microsoft 365 subscription. Also there’s tiers now.
-Microsoft, probably
thats been happening since win10
get linux if you are that bothered about this
My windows 10 doesn’t have ads. Can it be disabled in 11 as well I wonder?
they disabled the apps that did recently afaik.
i got tired of turning ads off on win10 and updates turning them on again.
That’s why I disabled updates in the registry after they updated me to windows 11. They can take my windows 10 when the sun dies and I will switch back to Linux, again.
Yeah, I had a recommendation to install the TikTok app in my Start Menu. It’s what moved me to Linux once and for all.
yeah especially since now they are blocking the apps that disable that stuff
Windows is becoming more of a shit show everyday, comically so. Glad I finally installed Linux Mint today. I’ve used Windows exclusively up until now and just quit cold turkey, putting Mint on my daily driver. I was hesitant to upend my computer habits by swapping OS, but I should have done this ages ago. I’m sure I’ll run into some kind of issue sooner than later, but I’ll take a technical problem over one manufactured by a corporation’s greed any day.
One of uf, one of us!
I made the transition to Linux Mint at the beginning of the year. I just booted into Windows the other day and saw that it had been six weeks since the last time.
“Drink verification can to unlock your PC”
Ah yes….Linux!
This is what computer brain interfaces are going to be used for.
Yes. Scary.
And before that, llms in many unexpected ways.
Just moved away from Windows 11 to Nobara. Enough is enough.
One of the most hated features of Windows 10 and they removed it just to add it back later lmao. They deffo had this planned all along and knew it would hurt their already terrible upgrade rates if they added it from the start
