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Perhaps you already have noticed it, Microsoft has started select advertising in the Windows suite. For example, in your Windows 10 mail app, you'll now see 'Get Gmail on your phone'. As if that by itself isn't already annoying, Microsoft is falsely advertising up-to a level that could be seen borderline acceptable.
See that 'Gmail' link, when you click it .. points towards Outlook.com and is once again proof that Microsoft willingly is making moves that are borderline acceptable, if even that. For years Microsoft has been forcing Internet Explorer and only after EU regulation and big fines that has changed. It seems that paying for Windows 10 isn't enough to be ad-free.
They have now injected links into their Windows 10 software suite on two evels, Mail and Calendar - and whatever you click, they are pointing to their own apps, even when you hit a 'get GMAIL' link you'll end up at outlook. Many users already have noticed this with a recent update, and they're not happy, as these obtrusive links cannot be removed or switched off either.
The advertisement appears for everyone and for the time being, appears in Windows 10 Mail and Calendar. If you are logged in with an Outlook account, you are encouraged to install the Outlook app. Not everyone is bothered by it. However, most people are annoyed by it as it is visual in a product for which they have paid.
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#5742286 Posted on: 12/17/2019 01:34 PM
It's a good thing I don't use default W10 apps, problem solved
It's a good thing I don't use default W10 apps, problem solved
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#5742290 Posted on: 12/17/2019 01:58 PM
aside the ads
its reasonable enough, nowdays who dont own at least 1 gmail address ?
android phones will use at least 1 google(gmail) account
but i still using multiple ms email for several purpose
hotmail.com the oldest, used to be primary email... then live-era .... now outlook
speaking about it, i been moving primary email couple times, begin with isp address ... then hotmail.... then personal domain...then to various big-space mail (such as SpyMac, Lycos, anyone remember those?) before moving to gmail till now
i think ms-email-service-user getting low nowdays, thus forcing ms to do things like this
otherwise, what else they can do ?
heck, yahoo mail giving 1TB free-storage right ? yet it never success in attracting people back to using their email-service
aside the ads
its reasonable enough, nowdays who dont own at least 1 gmail address ?
android phones will use at least 1 google(gmail) account
but i still using multiple ms email for several purpose
hotmail.com the oldest, used to be primary email... then live-era .... now outlook
speaking about it, i been moving primary email couple times, begin with isp address ... then hotmail.... then personal domain...then to various big-space mail (such as SpyMac, Lycos, anyone remember those?) before moving to gmail till now
i think ms-email-service-user getting low nowdays, thus forcing ms to do things like this
otherwise, what else they can do ?
heck, yahoo mail giving 1TB free-storage right ? yet it never success in attracting people back to using their email-service
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#5742341 Posted on: 12/17/2019 05:43 PM
Happy and smug on my Linux distro
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Have Win 10 partition but rarely boot that OS , just from time to time to play game that isn't available on Linux. And that is it , on whole OS i just play games from time to time . Everything else including just browsing the net , i do on nix
Happy and smug on my Linux distro
. Have Win 10 partition but rarely boot that OS , just from time to time to play game that isn't available on Linux. And that is it , on whole OS i just play games from time to time . Everything else including just browsing the net , i do on nix
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#5742352 Posted on: 12/17/2019 06:23 PM
"Microsoft is falsely advertising up-to a level that could be seen borderline acceptable."
I disagree. That is fully unacceptable. It is deceptive advertising that has surpassed acceptability by a large margin.
"Microsoft is falsely advertising up-to a level that could be seen borderline acceptable."
I disagree. That is fully unacceptable. It is deceptive advertising that has surpassed acceptability by a large margin.
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How come a native Windows application has built in advertisements in the first place?
What's next? Ads on your desktop or start menu?