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By bundling advert-ridden applications with their latest OS, Microsoft aren't really all that far off the mark from your comment.

pi18n 14y ago
I'm fine with advertisements in desktop apps. Those guys have to make money. But I think there should be a way to pay a fee and forcibly remove them even if the developer didn't code for it. It's your machine, after all.
- yareally 14y ago
  There's ads in Microsoft bundled apps as well[1], not just third party developers. [1] http://winsupersite.com/windows-8/microsoft-cheapens-windows-8-ads http://winsupersite.com/windows-8/microsoft-cheapens-windows...
  - MatthewPhillips 14y ago
    They're in news apps, not in the email client or web browser.
josephagoss 14y ago
Are the advert-ridden applications made by Microsoft? If so that says something about how far they have fallen. Why compromise your brand when your making money on hardware and software?
andyjohnson0 14y ago
Are these applications really bundled by Microsoft or are they pre-installed [1] by OEMs that sell Win8 with their hardware? [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pre-installed_software http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pre-installed_software
- yankcrime 14y ago
  If you do a clean install of Windows 8, several of the bundled applications - such as Weather - have adverts placed in them.
  - andyjohnson0 14y ago
    I didn't know that. Thanks for the clarification.
cooldeal 14y ago
The Ask toolbar integrates itself into IE, Firefox and Chrome. It runs even when Java doesn't and is difficult to get rid of this. So this is way different than having a couple of banner ads showing up inside the app only when the app is running and you can uninstall the app in five seconds.
Karunamon 14y ago
The "advert-ridden" applications are without exception, storefronts. You enter an app who's purpose is to allow you to purchase videos or music, and then complain that there are ads there?

pi18n 14y ago

I'm fine with advertisements in desktop apps. Those guys have to make money. But I think there should be a way to pay a fee and forcibly remove them even if the developer didn't code for it. It's your machine, after all.

yareally 14y ago
There's ads in Microsoft bundled apps as well[1], not just third party developers. [1] http://winsupersite.com/windows-8/microsoft-cheapens-windows-8-ads http://winsupersite.com/windows-8/microsoft-cheapens-windows...
- MatthewPhillips 14y ago
  They're in news apps, not in the email client or web browser.

josephagoss 14y ago

Are the advert-ridden applications made by Microsoft? If so that says something about how far they have fallen. Why compromise your brand when your making money on hardware and software?

andyjohnson0 14y ago

Are these applications really bundled by Microsoft or are they pre-installed [1] by OEMs that sell Win8 with their hardware? [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pre-installed_software http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pre-installed_software

yankcrime 14y ago
If you do a clean install of Windows 8, several of the bundled applications - such as Weather - have adverts placed in them.
- andyjohnson0 14y ago
  I didn't know that. Thanks for the clarification.

cooldeal 14y ago

The Ask toolbar integrates itself into IE, Firefox and Chrome. It runs even when Java doesn't and is difficult to get rid of this. So this is way different than having a couple of banner ads showing up inside the app only when the app is running and you can uninstall the app in five seconds.

Karunamon 14y ago

The "advert-ridden" applications are without exception, storefronts. You enter an app who's purpose is to allow you to purchase videos or music, and then complain that there are ads there?