Comment on Microsoft is bringing annoying Windows 11 Start menu ads to Windows 10
uriel238@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 weeks agoIt’s kinda like AAA game companies waiting for a couple of weeks after a title’s release (and all the reviews are done) before rolling out the micro-transaction market (and the corresponding game-balance adjustments).
Funny how when Windows XP had dial-in activation we warned that this would drift over to games if we tolerated it, and then it did.
circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org 3 weeks ago
100%. Every time consumers tolerate something, it will get worse. On the other hand, it seems so simple to tell people “just don’t buy a product that does X”, but in practice, it’s almost impossible to get people to stop giving these companies money.
grue@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
This is why consumer-protection regulations are necessary.
RecluseRamble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
Well, hardly any consumer actively buys Windows since it comes pre-installed on most PCs.
A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
People will yell, gnash their teeth, and greivously complain about terrible things and issues.
but they, for the overwhelming majority of them, will refuse to ever give up their precious shiny and make a change, and will eagerly throw out money at every opportunity for it.