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> The common argument against that is that the 30% also goes to actually developing iOS How were operating systems funded before vendors could take a cut of ev
by wvenable 5y ago
> The common argument against that is that the 30% also goes to actually developing iOS
How were operating systems funded before vendors could take a cut of every transaction?
- judge2020 5y agoThey didn’t receive updates. Now Windows pushes ads in the OS as a mechanism of recouping the cost of developing and testing updates for old hardware.
- wvenable 5y agoOperating systems have been getting automatic updates for over 20 years. And what 3rd party ads are in Windows? I don't have any.
- threeseed 5y agoHere is how to disable the many forms of advertising on Windows 10: https://www.howtogeek.com/269331/how-to-disable-all-of-windows-10s-built-in-advertising/ https://www.howtogeek.com/269331/how-to-disable-all-of-windo... Also don't forget that there is a ridiculous amount of user behaviour telemetry and metadata that Microsoft has permission to use for any reason.