Especially one you have to PAY for
Comment on Microsoft is testing full-screen Microsoft 365 ads in Windows 11 for expired subscriptions
knobbysideup@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
Advertising has no place in an operating system. Full stop.
chronicledmonocle@lemmy.world 1 month ago
FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au 1 month ago
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.
chronicledmonocle@lemmy.world 1 month ago
I’m aware, but while it works with some features limited, it’s still Microsoft’s intention for you to purchase a license.
FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au 1 month ago
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 1 month ago
Windows disagrees.
kadup@lemmy.world 1 month ago
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.
ozymandias117@lemmy.world 1 month ago
I moved somewhere where signs over a certain height (maybe 8 feet?) are illegal.
It’s glorious
k0e3@lemmy.ca 1 month ago
If this comment turns out to be a stealthy advertisement by the tourism office of wherever you live, I swear to god…
ksigley@lemmy.world 1 month ago
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.