SylviaApr 26, 2024
It's so frustrating to see Microsoft copy inventions from the Linux world and act like they're new. Ads in the start menu? Come on, we had that in Ubuntu back in 2012 already, you're late to the party *again*.
Show threadDaniel GibsonApr 26, 2024

@SylvieLorxu @korenchkin

To be fair, it's not really new on Windows either. Not sure if that was already introduced with Win8, but Win10 definitely had ads for stuff from Windows Store (like Candy Crush or Disney+) in the start menu

Show threadMaxApr 26, 2024

@Doomed_Daniel @SylvieLorxu Even if it was in Windows 8, that would make it October 2012, which is still later than September 2012 …

Not sure we need to take this so seriously, though.

Show threadDaniel GibsonApr 26, 2024
@korenchkin @SylvieLorxu
yeah, TBH I'm just generally confused why everyone acts like ads in the Win startmenu are a new thing, it just happened to be this toot where I had the motivation to start a VM and take a screenshot ;)
Show threadMax
@Doomed_Daniel @SylvieLorxu Fair enough :D
Apr 26, 2024 at 10:45pmWeb
Show threadSylviaApr 26, 2024

@korenchkin @Doomed_Daniel It's more that it's in the news again and I felt like being silly, nothing more. Have to admit though, I completely forgot about the Windows 8 ads (I remember the outrage now but never experienced it myself as the last Windows I used was 7). Good thing is happened to be just later than Ubuntu or my joke would've been ruined ;)

All I really know is that I'm happy to have very little ads in my life, adblockers rule :)