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Why would anyone need to block ads outside of the browser? This seems like it's just asking to introduce obscure errors into other apps?
by notfed 3y ago
Why would anyone need to block ads outside of the browser? This seems like it's just asking to introduce obscure errors into other apps?
- deleted 3y ago[deleted]
- newcool1230 3y agoI meaning Microsoft is trying to introduce ads into the file explorer and search centers...
- shiroiuma 3y agoI don't see the problem here. They're adding value to their OS this way, value that will result in greater profits and therefore shareholder value. My MS stock is doing great thanks to moves like this! If you don't like it, you don't have to use MS products.
- jay_kyburz 3y agoWhat do you mean trying to? Look at this shit. https://imgur.com/a/d0jq4s1 https://imgur.com/a/d0jq4s1 Every time you stamp it out they find a way to sneak it back in.
- Erratic6576 3y agoIf that was my macOS start menu, I’d smash my display with anything I had at hand
- PrimeMcFly 3y agoIt's pretty damn atrocious. I run a different startmenu and taskbar, but it still bugs me. I still prefer Windows with ads modified to hide those ads over MacOS though.
- AshamedCaptain 3y agowhich I really doubt are serving through http(s), making this quite useless for that...
- hnlmorg 3y agoWhy do you doubt that? Even Microsoft, with all their money and NIH syndrome, are unlikely to invent a brand new application protocol just to serve ads.
- popcalc 3y agoI think the parent is insinuating that Microsoft would just hard bake ads directly into the OS through updates? I'm not really sure though.
- trwgcc 3y ago[flagged]
- l0ng1nu5 3y agoBecause Google is implementing changes to disable adblockers in the browser.
- INTPenis 3y agoAre people that much in love with Chrome?
- polski-g 3y agoUse Brave, they have stated adblocking will continue to work.
- Forgeties79 3y agoA lot of people have to use it for work whether they like it or not.
- 1231232131231 3y agoI doubt you could use something like this on a work device, anyways. Allowing users to install their own root certificates would be a major faux pas.
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- hnlmorg 3y agoIf you have to use it for work “whether you like it or not” then you’re extremely unlikely to have the permissions to install your own root certificate, which is a lot more sensitive operation than running Firefox.
- Forgeties79 3y agoPlenty of people use their personal computers for work, even if I strongly advise against it lol
- satvikpendem 3y agoWhy not? Lots of services are now desktop apps and since you cannot run browser adblockers on Electron apps, this is the next best thing. I also run something similar on Android so I don't see ads in apps either, not just in the browser.
- BLKNSLVR 3y agoIf other apps run into obscure errors due to ad blocking, then it's time to find alternative apps (pending overly-aggressive blocking causing the obscure error - which I have come across, although rarely).
- barnabee 3y agoI’d block ads out side of my computer if it was possible, so absolutely need to block all ads in any app.