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Microsoft is infesting Windows 10 with annoying ads
I’ve sat back and witnessed the development of Windows 10 and appreciated the speed of new feature releases, but it seems there’s a price to pay for this new “Windows as a service” world. Microsoft has gradually been infesting Windows 10 with annoying ads. The first emerged on the lock screen as “tips,” and then there was the bundling of Candy Crush with the OS, and now Microsoft has started blasting notifications into the task bar and File Explorer.
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I got the one about Outlook or something and would never have guessed that sync providers option was the ad until I googled it. Windows 10 really is an amazing piece of advertising revenue.
I really wish any flavor of Linux and Steam would convince game publishers and graphics card makers to support them fully, I'd love to skip MSFT for the next big game. Sadly, I feel like they are using the Xbox as a weapon on that front. Some games don't come to PC until months and months after console releases.