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Been using steam since 2011 and I've never seen an OS level notification about ... anything. There's a window that pops up with information about current deals
by lillesvin 8y ago
Been using steam since 2011 and I've never seen an OS level notification about ... anything. There's a window that pops up with information about current deals when you open Steam (after it's been completely closed), perhaps that's what you're thinking of?
- tomc1985 8y agoThose deals popups are even more intrusive than OS notifications. I'd be minding my own business on my PC, Steam minimized and not being currently used, then suddenly... popup! I'm sure they've tuned it down since but back in the day I remember being quote offended at the manner that it was shown to me
- lillesvin 8y agoI'm not sure what you mean by "back in the day" but for as long I can remember, those deals pop-ups have only been shown when I started Steam and opened the main Steam window. And then it isn't shown again until next time I start Steam, so if I have Steam running for 30 days, I only see it once in those 30 days—when I start Steam. It's never popped up on me while Steam was minimized or even just unfocused. Anyway, if it was as bad as you say, clearly Valve has learned a thing or two and dialed it back, which I think it a net positive. In my mind, using OS notifications to advertise deals is much, much worse because we should be able to trust that our OS notifications are relevant and useful, not that they're ads and spam.
- tomc1985 8y agoIn the distant past they would spawn as an unexpected popup out of nowhere