Yeah, that's the direct reference[1] but also more recent junk like ads in Explorer on Windows[2]. They're examples of the DE (maybe the wrong term, sorry) devs

Yeah, that's the direct reference[1] but also more recent junk like ads in Explorer on Windows[2]. They're examples of the DE (maybe the wrong term, sorry) devs getting in the way of users doing what they want to do. [1] https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2012/09/mark-shuttleworth-explains-ubuntus-new-amazon-adware-feature https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2012/09/mark-shuttleworth-explai... [2] https://www.theverge.com/2022/3/15/22979251/microsoft-file-explorer-ads-windows-11-testing https://www.theverge.com/2022/3/15/22979251/microsoft-file-e...