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I have never seen an ad in Windows, period. (And for that matter, I've never changed any setting to achieve that. Perhaps this is because as a Surface user, I
by dublin 5y ago
I have never seen an ad in Windows, period. (And for that matter, I've never changed any setting to achieve that. Perhaps this is because as a Surface user, I get Win10 Pro installed by default?)
By the way, try using a pen or touch as a meaningfully usable interface on Linux (or Mac)... I'll never buy another computer that doesn't support both rich pen and touch - THAT'S a UI improvement that has changed my life, and made me swear off ALL keyboard-and-mouse-only desktops and laptops forever. (I still use KB/mouse when docked or using type cover, of course, but why would I ever want to limit myself to those?)
BTW - I'll probably also never own another computer that's not dockable - the ability to pull the computer out and have your entire working state just go with you in less than a second is incredibly valuable, as is the ability to dock again when you arrive at one of your desks. My only real complaint about the Surface is that battery replacement is really only practical as a device swap - and Li batteries don't last long enough to use the PC until its technically obsolete. (I'll upgrade to the new SP8, but I'm still running an SP4, which is my third due to two previous battery bloatings since 2014.)
- Cloudef 5y agoSteam Deck is for you perhaps
- xfer 5y ago> try using a pen or touch as a meaningfully usable interface Have you tried doing that on windows? No a pen is not supposed to be used for scrolling on a pc, it's not a smartphone: https://github.com/TheJoeFin/Windows10-Community/issues/17 https://github.com/TheJoeFin/Windows10-Community/issues/17 I have seen windows ads on pro/enterprise on the lock screen even.
- skinkestek 5y agoYeah, they had ads for a mmo game or something on the lock screen of my Professional licensed machine and always ads for Candy Crush in the menu as well as trying to finally outcompete Google in scammy pushing of browser for the first time in a decade.
- jeroenhd 5y agoI see ads on Windows constantly, usually for Microsoft Edge and Bing, but every install always comes with a link to Candy Crush as far as I've seen. Maybe Microsoft dialed back the ads on the Surface, but on other platforms Windows is full of dark patterns to advertise Microsoft's own software. Just recently I've had to give admin permission to my computer to dismiss a warning from Windows Defender that I'm not signed into OneDrive. I can't say I see the same value in the strong points of the Surface you see, but I have to admit that it's a shame how little good competition there is to the Surface line in terms of convertibles. Apple could easily outcompete Microsoft by providing a professional version of the iPad Pro that runs normal applications, but their desire for simplifying and locking down general purpose computers seems to prevent them from doing so. Other manufacturers like Dell and Lenovo simply don't seem to put out the same quality of hardware.