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Ubuntu had ads in the terminal in 2022: https://linuxiac.com/ubuntu-once-again-angered-users-by-placing-ads/ https://linuxiac.com/ubuntu-once-again-angered-user

• soraminazuki 1y ago
  Windows 10 is still too fresh in people's mind to gaslight people into thinking there were no ads in it. 2012: https://web.archive.org/web/20121004004109/http://community.advertising.microsoft.com/msa/en/global/b/blog/archive/2012/10/01/windows-8-ads-in-apps-concepts-agency-partners-advertising-week-2012.aspx https://web.archive.org/web/20121004004109/http://community.... 2015: https://web.archive.org/web/20151015182852/http://betanews.com/2015/10/15/microsoft-now-uses-windows-10s-start-menu-to-display-ads/ https://web.archive.org/web/20151015182852/http://betanews.c... 2015: https://www.pcgamer.com/windows-10-solitaire-requires-a-subscription-to-remove-ads/ https://www.pcgamer.com/windows-10-solitaire-requires-a-subs... 2016: https://www.howtogeek.com/243263/how-to-disable-ads-on-your-windows-10-lock-screen/ https://www.howtogeek.com/243263/how-to-disable-ads-on-your-... 2016: https://web.archive.org/web/20160602204008/http://iskandar.ml/2016/03/11/microsoft-pushes-ads-for-windows-10-in-a-security-update/ https://web.archive.org/web/20160602204008/http://iskandar.m... 2017: https://web.archive.org/web/20250721092516/https://www.theverge.com/2017/3/17/14956540/microsoft-windows-10-ads-taskbar-file-explorer https://web.archive.org/web/20250721092516/https://www.theve... 2018: https://www.thurrott.com/windows/windows-10/192251/microsoft-is-adding-ads-to-the-mail-app-in-windows-10 https://www.thurrott.com/windows/windows-10/192251/microsoft... 2020: https://winaero.com/wordpad-is-gettings-ads-in-windows-10/ https://winaero.com/wordpad-is-gettings-ads-in-windows-10/
• michaelmrose 1y ago
  Ubuntu was basically promoting a free benefit to home users. This doesn't seem unreasonable.