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> The OS is helping the user find content that they may be looking for If that's not an ad I don't know what is! I hate it and won't use a computer that does
by petepete 1y ago
> The OS is helping the user find content that they may be looking for
If that's not an ad I don't know what is!
I hate it and won't use a computer that does it.
- charcircuit 1y agoFinding relevant ads is a search and recommendation problem, but not all search and recommendations are done for ads. In this case there is a search over popular apps in the store as opposed to an search through an ad inventory.
- ThrowawayR2 1y agoPray tell then, what do you do your computing on? I get those prompts for features the manufacturer thinks I might want to use (but don't) on my Android phones, my iPads, the YouTube app, Firefox, and pretty much everywhere else.
- petepete 1y agoFedora Workstation. Yeah, it's unavoidable on phones with either Android or iOS without making huge compromises on things like banking and payments.