Comment on Microsoft is testing full-screen Microsoft 365 ads in Windows 11 for expired subscriptions
knobbysideup@sh.itjust.works 7 months ago
Advertising has no place in an operating system. Full stop.
Advertising has no place period.
One of the single greatest tragedies of modern life is that we accepted ads invading our personal and public spaces. Going outside for a walk and having to see a large outdoor, literally an advert on the sky, should be a crime against humanity.
Hear, hear. If you occupy a public space, you have to behave in a manner that everyone can accept. I, for one, do not want to go to a beach to watch a sunset and have a boat with a cartoonishly large LCD display line up on the horizon flashing advertisements.
I moved somewhere where signs over a certain height (maybe 8 feet?) are illegal.
It’s glorious
If this comment turns out to be a stealthy advertisement by the tourism office of wherever you live, I swear to god…
Especially one you have to PAY for
Just an fyi - Windows 11 is free for all that most users need. You don’t need to activate Windows to use it unless you want to use a few of the more advanced features. It never locks you out or anything, you just can’t change your desktop wallpaper.
I’m aware, but while it works with some features limited, it’s still Microsoft’s intention for you to purchase a license.
I honestly don’t think they care, otherwise they’d do what they used to which is make it not work without a license.
The money isn’t in personal Windows licenses, it’s in people using their services and corporate. The more people using Windows the better for them, even if it’s free.
outhouseperilous@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 months ago
Windows disagrees.