Microsoft at it again, advertising Gmail in Windows 10 Mail points to Outlook
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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Oh dear god MS, i avoid apps as much as possible for one they crash far too often and they are very easy to hack or exploit so are very insecure and i say that as a programmer but it's not a wise move from MS.
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You really don't want to use the Mac client, its like being a second-class player. Playing on Linux with Wine using the Windows Client would be a better experience then that.
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Windows 10 = Sellout OS = BAD
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