No, the Windows 10 upgrade was "Free", but I was talking specifically about Windows 8 with regards to ads in the O/S. The music app comes with the O/S, and is

No, the Windows 10 upgrade was "Free", but I was talking specifically about Windows 8 with regards to ads in the O/S. The music app comes with the O/S, and is the default registered music player, for all intents are purposes, it's part of the O/S, and it's ability to inject ads into the start screen (as well as the Games widget, and Store widget doing the same thing) are just more of that.