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"Gmail Man" ad hypocrisy in 3, 2, 1 ... Wondering how are they going to sort things out when Gmail is ad supported (perfectly fine with that, although no ads v

"Gmail Man" ad hypocrisy in 3, 2, 1 ... Wondering how are they going to sort things out when Gmail is ad supported (perfectly fine with that, although no ads via IMAP / Android app) vs a product you're actually paying for. I almost felt sympathetic for their efforts with their new ecosystem. Close, but no cigar. Windows 7 stays till supported. Which, for the Professional version, is actually 2020 aka more than the average lifespan of the hardware itself.

sliverstorm 14y ago
vs a product you're actually paying for. Like, say, Kindle with Special Offers?
- jevinskie 14y ago
  That has a discount. Can I get a no-ads Win8 for a premium? Nope. I can with the kindle.
  - sliverstorm 14y ago
    You may not be able to get a no-ads version of Win8, but let me observe that I didn't even know Win8 had ads until this article- I've never opened those apps.
    - jeremyarussell 14y ago
      Same here, I didn't notice until checking the sports app. I was like wtf, until I realized it was in the app not the OS itself, on an app that makes sense (sports products in the sports app oh nooo) and it was the last thing in the list of big ol' tiles. VLC doesn't have apps, OS functions don't, Office didn't, just the store apps. Now if they ever do move into my other programs or into the core OS itself i'll have an issue, they aren't really that bad as it stands. (watch video before opening third party programs for instance.) I highly doubt they'll go there though.
barista 14y ago
No gmail man but how about amazon kindle? They come with ads too and last I checked you still have to pay money to buy one.
- OriginalSyn 14y ago
  Yea but that's the subsidized option, you can buy the same kindle without ads but it costs slightly more.
  - sliverstorm 14y ago
    It's nice that Amazon offers an unsubsidized version, but honestly it is not, and should not be, a requirement.

sliverstorm 14y ago

vs a product you're actually paying for. Like, say, Kindle with Special Offers?

jevinskie 14y ago
That has a discount. Can I get a no-ads Win8 for a premium? Nope. I can with the kindle.
- sliverstorm 14y ago
  You may not be able to get a no-ads version of Win8, but let me observe that I didn't even know Win8 had ads until this article- I've never opened those apps.
  - jeremyarussell 14y ago
    Same here, I didn't notice until checking the sports app. I was like wtf, until I realized it was in the app not the OS itself, on an app that makes sense (sports products in the sports app oh nooo) and it was the last thing in the list of big ol' tiles. VLC doesn't have apps, OS functions don't, Office didn't, just the store apps. Now if they ever do move into my other programs or into the core OS itself i'll have an issue, they aren't really that bad as it stands. (watch video before opening third party programs for instance.) I highly doubt they'll go there though.

barista 14y ago

No gmail man but how about amazon kindle? They come with ads too and last I checked you still have to pay money to buy one.

OriginalSyn 14y ago
Yea but that's the subsidized option, you can buy the same kindle without ads but it costs slightly more.
- sliverstorm 14y ago
  It's nice that Amazon offers an unsubsidized version, but honestly it is not, and should not be, a requirement.