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[-] DryTomatoes@lemmy.world 31 points 1 year ago

Also they put ads in search long before Windows did and as much as I hate Microsoft we should never forget that.

[-] MrPoopyButthole@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago

Putting ads in foss is an irredeemable sin

[-] InfiniteStruggle@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 year ago

Bring out the guillotine!

[-] frazorth@feddit.uk 8 points 1 year ago

Not to defend them, but it was trivial to remove the adverts and they stopped after the "feedback". Unlike Windows.

[-] DryTomatoes@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

That's fair and Microsoft fired their entire update testing team and then pushed multiple updates that bricked Windows installs. And that was just Windows 10.

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