Comment on Microsoft starts testing ads in the Windows 11 Start menu

Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• deweydecibel@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  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.

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  • Illecors@lemmy.cafe ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I agree in general, but would like to point out that it is possible to escape. Not completely, but I have managed to set up an environment where it’s mostly fine. And by mostly fine I mean not perferct, but using somebody else’s device makes my eye twitch.

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