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I use MacOS, iOS, Linux and Windows, and only one of the above has never shown me ads. At one point MacOS and iOS were on the list, but now like Microsoft they

by xnyan 4y ago

I use MacOS, iOS, Linux and Windows, and only one of the above has never shown me ads. At one point MacOS and iOS were on the list, but now like Microsoft they push their own services (apple news, appletv, icloud, etc) and also like Microsoft, inject low quality ads into their app store search results. Apple still seems a bit better vs MS on how in your face they are, but I would not be shocked to see Candy Crush(TM) pinned to my home screen one day.

nazgulsenpai 4y ago
Back when I still believed (because we were told) Windows 10 was the last version of Windows, even though I hated it, I thought ads and sponsored store apps were how they were going to monetize long term. At least it kinda made sense, as distasteful as it was. Now a new version of Windows (lol) and they're still doing it. Well Windows 10 was the last version of Windows for me anyway. I had forgotten how much fun desktop Linux can be!
- smileybarry 4y ago
  > Now a new version of Windows (lol) …which is free for anyone with a Windows 7/8.1/10 license, including business customers. (My work laptop successfully activated Windows 11 Pro)
- MonaroVXR 4y ago
  >Back when I still believed (because we were told) Windows 10 was the last version of Windows, even though I hated it Bad interpretation? Because it was never the last version
  - barbariangrunge 4y ago
    It was the common claim for many years that it was the last version of windows https://www.theverge.com/2015/5/7/8568473/windows-10-last-version-of-windows https://www.theverge.com/2015/5/7/8568473/windows-10-last-ve...
hn_go_brrrrr 4y ago
Ubuntu showed ads in its search for quite a while. It was a truly unbelievable move.
- ChrisRR 4y ago
  Around the time Ubuntu started going off the rails
tmtvl 4y ago
I use MacOS, iOS, Linux and Windows, and only one of the above has never shown me ads. The only one of those which has never shown me ads is iOS, because I've never interacted with it. With GNU/Linux unfortunately there was that one time when Ubuntu showed Amazon ads in the Unity Lens. There was a bit of backlash and they fixed it forthwith, but it did impart me with a certain amount of cynicism.
- elkos 4y ago
  I've never had a similar experience with Debian, Fedora or Arch.
solarkraft 4y ago
Only one of them, really? My experience is that iOS is full of ads for Apple's services.

by xnyan 4y ago

nazgulsenpai 4y ago

Back when I still believed (because we were told) Windows 10 was the last version of Windows, even though I hated it, I thought ads and sponsored store apps were how they were going to monetize long term. At least it kinda made sense, as distasteful as it was. Now a new version of Windows (lol) and they're still doing it. Well Windows 10 was the last version of Windows for me anyway. I had forgotten how much fun desktop Linux can be!

smileybarry 4y ago
> Now a new version of Windows (lol) …which is free for anyone with a Windows 7/8.1/10 license, including business customers. (My work laptop successfully activated Windows 11 Pro)
MonaroVXR 4y ago
>Back when I still believed (because we were told) Windows 10 was the last version of Windows, even though I hated it Bad interpretation? Because it was never the last version
- barbariangrunge 4y ago
  It was the common claim for many years that it was the last version of windows https://www.theverge.com/2015/5/7/8568473/windows-10-last-version-of-windows https://www.theverge.com/2015/5/7/8568473/windows-10-last-ve...

hn_go_brrrrr 4y ago

Ubuntu showed ads in its search for quite a while. It was a truly unbelievable move.

ChrisRR 4y ago
Around the time Ubuntu started going off the rails

tmtvl 4y ago

I use MacOS, iOS, Linux and Windows, and only one of the above has never shown me ads. The only one of those which has never shown me ads is iOS, because I've never interacted with it. With GNU/Linux unfortunately there was that one time when Ubuntu showed Amazon ads in the Unity Lens. There was a bit of backlash and they fixed it forthwith, but it did impart me with a certain amount of cynicism.

elkos 4y ago
I've never had a similar experience with Debian, Fedora or Arch.

solarkraft 4y ago

Only one of them, really? My experience is that iOS is full of ads for Apple's services.