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This is my problem with Windows 10. It is no longer an operating system it is an advertising platform.

• kristianc 9y ago
  This isn't massively new either: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Active_Desktop https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Active_Desktop
  • gurkendoktor 9y ago
    Active Desktop was always optional, wasn't it? And was it really used for advertising by default? I thought it was mostly arbitrary browser windows that you could attach to the desktop.
    • kristianc 9y ago
      Active Desktop was on by default in Windows 98 and had channels from content partners that pushed to the desktop.
      • tjoff 9y ago
        No. This was something that your PC manufacturer might have done after an install but not by default when installing from scratch. Also, a completely different thing entirely.
• roryisok 9y ago
  It's both. Having ads on some apps doesn't make it not an OS anymore. I won't deny it's an advertising platform, just like android or ios or television or radio or the internet. And while it's equally annoying on all those media/systems, it doesn't lessen their or usefulness
  • yjftsjthsd-h 9y ago
    Not sure iOS belongs on that list.
    • roryisok 9y ago
      I'm not a user, but I assume ads exist in some IOS apps?
  • psyc 9y ago
    There are ads in the Windows UI. I've been an iOS user for 9 years and can't recall seeing an ad in the OS. So it does not seem "just like" iOS, at all.
    • gurkendoktor 9y ago
      Music has started showing Apple Music ads, and Apple has also advertised its News app with a push notification on one of my devices. The fact that Apple Watch has its own pre-installed app feels like an ad to me as well. And don't get me started on App Store ads... https://twitter.com/nuthatch/status/879783700279418881 https://twitter.com/nuthatch/status/879783700279418881
    • roryisok 9y ago
      I've heard this but I've not yet seen these UI ads people keep talking about. Are they in pro?