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Microsoft has gone too far: including a Game Pass ad in the Settings app ushers in a whole new age of ridiculous over-advertising (www.techradar.com)
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[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Didn't they always promote in settings? Or is this an actual ad?

[–] blindbunny@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I've used Windows since 95 this is the first time I've heard of an ad in any os's settings.

[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Don't they beg you to sign in, enable one drive, etc.?

[–] blindbunny@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah probably I stopped using windows after 7 but that wasn't in the settings.

[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 5 points 1 year ago

I've used up to 10 actually, mostly in VMs otherwise all that shit is disabled by the university. It does pester you to sign in if you're not. I've never signed in. I used 8 way back when it came out.