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jfax on May 31, 2021 | parent | context | favorite | on: Windows 10 nagging users with Bing advertisements ...

Adware has been a recurring issue on Windows since XP at least. I remember I used to get pop-ups for free smileys and mouse cursors. Of course, it's encouraged by Microsoft now.

whyoh on May 31, 2021 [–]

>it's encouraged by Microsoft now.

"If you can't beat them, join them." The cynicism with which Microsoft embraced this path is sickening.

atatatat on May 31, 2021 | [–]

See: their subsidizing the least bad PC File Mover software thingy.

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