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TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

You definitely get more in the US, but Europe isn’t free from ads.

Windows still shoves OneDrive, office, and other things in your face in Europe. They still have featured news stories and the like. They still have recommendations in the start menu and such.

These are all ads, though we’ve been conditioned into thinking MS plastering OneDrive and OneDrive recommendations all over their OS isn’t advertising. It very much is.

If you have an Android TV in Europe, 1/3 of the home screen by default is an ad banner, just like in the US. Etc.

We are not free from ads. We just have it slightly better than the US.

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MBech@feddit.dk ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
I don’t get any of that. No ads for microsoft products, my start menu is literally just a blank space with Project Diablo 2 and Calculator as quick access. Not even on my Samsung tv do I get ads unless I choose to tune into one of their free channels.

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