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I daily drive linux (arch btw) with all the adblocking bells and whistles and I was dumbfounded when I saw my grandma's PC with all the clutter and ads. Really
by po1nt 2mo ago
I daily drive linux (arch btw) with all the adblocking bells and whistles and I was dumbfounded when I saw my grandma's PC with all the clutter and ads. Really makes you miss the old era.
- steve1977 2mo agoWhen was the ad-free era on Windows (Home)? I don't remember it.
- andreareina 2mo agoXP had crapware trial versions but you could disable them and there were never ads on the actual UI.
- ben_w 2mo agoMy memory of 24 years ago is a bit fuzzy, but I don't recall any ads on XP; the main complaint at the time was the UI was "fisher price".
- picofarad 2mo agoJellybean start menu
- dguest 2mo agoYou don't even need add blocking for most open source software: the threat of forking backs a culture where the software is just there to to its job and not to sell something. I started using the f-droid app "store" recently and it's amazing: bare bones stuff that just does what you want.
- po1nt 2mo agoI meant user experience as a whole including browser and proprietary apps. The amount of ads I perceive a day using my PC can be counted on my fingers. And it's not just something we would consider calling ads, but just the clutter on the web. - Limited offer modals - "Hey we have a useless AI chatbot" popups - Cookie banners - Newsletter popups - 3 tiered subscription offers for everything - Sign in to XYZ with google - This site wants to know your position And don't even get me started on things you can't change as a user like really bad full text searches and stuff. And I'm still yet to find that hot single in my area.