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> Some software and entertainment providers just jam ads into everything, even for paying customers. Sorry, but who are you referring to?

by ttymck 4y ago

ianai 4y ago
Cable companies. But that fight should have been had in the 80s I think.
- ttymck 4y ago
  Are you referring to commercials on TV?
  - yuubi 4y ago
    part of the deal with cable tv a few decades ago was that the cable channels didn't have ads because you paid for them directly every month. (local stations obviously had their usual ads).
carlmcqueen 4y ago
Hulu is one, if you need an example.
- ttymck 4y ago
  Mmm, indeed. Although they began as a free ad-supported service. Certainly a peculiar case.
- celestialcheese 4y ago
  They have an ad-free tier still - it's just more expensive.
  - horsawlarway 4y ago
    And it's still not "ad" free. They show all sorts of material that they can only license with ads in place in that tier. And that's not even going into the whole "It's not an ad - it's a promotion for another one of our shows" crock of bullshit they pull.
robertlagrant 4y ago
Microsoft was putting ads in the Start Menu for a while, if I remember correctly.
- thfuran 4y ago
  They stopped?
  - nine_k 4y ago
    AFAICT you just have to pay enough: Windows Professional versions can switch all such stuff off, also control the installation of updates, reboots, etc.
    - thfuran 4y ago
      Sure, but as far as I know, they haven't stopped loading up the home editions with trash.
prirun 4y ago
Paramount+ has ads in both their Essential and Premium plans: From https://help.paramountplus.com/s/article/PD-What-plans-are-available-for-Paramount-and-how-much-do-they-cost https://help.paramountplus.com/s/article/PD-What-plans-are-a...: Essential - Stream with limited commercial interruptions for $4.99/month Premium (formerly Commercial Free - all the benefits remain the same!) Watch with no ads for just $9.99/month...live TV streams have commercials, and a few shows include brief promotional interruptions to keep you in the loop on new and upcoming Paramount+ programming
- smileybarry 4y ago
  > and a few shows include brief promotional interruptions to keep you in the loop on new and upcoming Paramount+ programming I absolutely hate this trend. Whenever Prime Video does it I just get annoyed and skip either way.
- ncmncm 4y ago
  So, they want to force us back to torrenting. Twist my arm, why don't you?

> Some software and entertainment providers just jam ads into everything, even for paying customers. Sorry, but who are you referring to?

by ttymck 4y ago

> Some software and entertainment providers just jam ads into everything, even for paying customers. Sorry, but who are you referring to?

ianai 4y ago

Cable companies. But that fight should have been had in the 80s I think.

ttymck 4y ago
Are you referring to commercials on TV?
- yuubi 4y ago
  part of the deal with cable tv a few decades ago was that the cable channels didn't have ads because you paid for them directly every month. (local stations obviously had their usual ads).

carlmcqueen 4y ago

Hulu is one, if you need an example.

ttymck 4y ago
Mmm, indeed. Although they began as a free ad-supported service. Certainly a peculiar case.
celestialcheese 4y ago
They have an ad-free tier still - it's just more expensive.
- horsawlarway 4y ago
  And it's still not "ad" free. They show all sorts of material that they can only license with ads in place in that tier. And that's not even going into the whole "It's not an ad - it's a promotion for another one of our shows" crock of bullshit they pull.

robertlagrant 4y ago

Microsoft was putting ads in the Start Menu for a while, if I remember correctly.

thfuran 4y ago
They stopped?
- nine_k 4y ago
  AFAICT you just have to pay enough: Windows Professional versions can switch all such stuff off, also control the installation of updates, reboots, etc.
  - thfuran 4y ago
    Sure, but as far as I know, they haven't stopped loading up the home editions with trash.

prirun 4y ago

Paramount+ has ads in both their Essential and Premium plans: From https://help.paramountplus.com/s/article/PD-What-plans-are-available-for-Paramount-and-how-much-do-they-cost https://help.paramountplus.com/s/article/PD-What-plans-are-a...: Essential - Stream with limited commercial interruptions for $4.99/month Premium (formerly Commercial Free - all the benefits remain the same!) Watch with no ads for just $9.99/month...live TV streams have commercials, and a few shows include brief promotional interruptions to keep you in the loop on new and upcoming Paramount+ programming

smileybarry 4y ago
> and a few shows include brief promotional interruptions to keep you in the loop on new and upcoming Paramount+ programming I absolutely hate this trend. Whenever Prime Video does it I just get annoyed and skip either way.
ncmncm 4y ago
So, they want to force us back to torrenting. Twist my arm, why don't you?