Microsoft has announced it is testing ads in the Windows 11 Start menu

[Daniel Puchert]

Microsoft tests ads in Windows Start menu

Microsoft has introduced app suggestions from the Windows Store in the Start menu as part of a beta update.

This was announced as part of the Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.3495 beta update.

 

[backstreetboy]

Great news. It'll force more devs and users to macOS.

 

[dualmeister]

I wounder if Pi-hole can block this.

 

[system32]

Try Open-Shell
https://github.com/Open-Shell/Open-Shell-Menu

Explorer Patcher also good: https://github.com/valinet/ExplorerPatcher

 

[Death]

On an OS I paid for, per machine I use it on. Now they want more revenue by giving me ads?

If they want to play that game, I'll gladly dust off my old faithful eye patch.

 

[Bliksis]

App suggestions = ads? Jesus Christ.

 

[backstreetboy]

App suggestions = ads? Jesus Christ.

Yes

 

[FiestaST]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1779163837520056476

 

[Brian_G]

Great news. It'll force more devs and users to macOS Linux.

fixed

 

[RedViking]

On an OS I paid for, per machine I use it on. Now they want more revenue by giving me ads?

If they want to play that game, I'll gladly dust off my old faithful eye patch.

You paid for the OS?

 

[RedViking]

App suggestions = ads? Jesus Christ.

No need to involve Jesus.

 

[w1z4rd]

There used to be a saying, "when you dont buy the product you are the product". Microsoft take that to a new level, where you buy the product and are the product.

 

[NarrowBandFtw]

just one more reason I still haven't clicked on any of this shyte ...

 

[backstreetboy]

fixed

Not going to happen. Vast majority of people can’t install Linux.

 

[Gtx Gaming]

Guess they not making money on R35 windows keys on bid or buy

 

[Brian_G]

Not going to happen. Vast majority of people can’t install Linux.

Ask anybody's kids, kids can do it all.

 

[KleinBoontjie]

Is John Riccitiello working at Microsoft now? Expect micro transactions popping up in Excel soon.

"You've reach 500 lines, buy a loot box for 500 more lines."

 

[konfab]

fixed

Not going to happen. Vast majority of people can’t install Linux.

I'd just like to interject for a moment. What you're referring to as Linux, is in fact, GNU/Linux, or as I've recently taken to calling it, GNU plus Linux. Linux is not an operating system unto itself, but rather another free component of a fully functioning GNU system made useful by the GNU corelibs, shell utilities and vital system components comprising a full OS as defined by POSIX. Many computer users run a modified version of the GNU system every day, without realizing it. Through a peculiar turn of events, the version of GNU which is widely used today is often called “Linux,” and many of its users are not aware that it is basically the GNU system, developed by the GNU Project. There really is a Linux, and these people are using it, but it is just a part of the system they use.

Linux is the kernel: the program in the system that allocates the machine's resources to the other programs that you run. The kernel is an essential part of an operating system, but useless by itself; it can only function in the context of a complete operating system. Linux is normally used in combination with the GNU operating system: the whole system is basically GNU with Linux added, or GNU/Linux. All the so-called “Linux” distributions are really distributions of GNU/Linux

 

[Brian_G]

And then we have Unix, used by most system servers today

Linux and Unix are different but they do have a relationship with each other as Linux is derived from Unix. Linux is not Unix, but it is a Unix-like operating system. Linux system is derived from Unix and it is a continuation of the basis of Unix design. 09 Mar 2024

 

[Death]

You paid for the OS?

Just those el cheapo ones from bidorbuy. No longer do windows updates wipe out the crack on Win and Office. The cost outweighed the effort of doing it for myself, folks, family and friends every other month.