Microsoft ads invade Windows 10's File Explorer

Cliff S said:

That female dog, has been doing it for over a year now...
...I do not even own a cell phone

I've got a cheap Lumia 635; you want it?

Cliff S said:

Na, no thank you, all the app developers for Windows Phone are jumping ship.

Not so fast kemosabe, they're all workin overtime on a last ditch effort to save their 'mobile butts'!

Edwin said:

Holy Shite! They even got Cortana doin their dirty work!!! (Enough already!!!)

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That's a pretty minor pop-up, and informative. I don't really consider that an ad as much an announcement of what the OS is capable of. When's the last time you read a computer manual? It's no like when you first get the computer it forces you to run through a half-hour tutorial first.

Hi Folks

I just use Windows basically for Office 2016, Photoshop , Vinyl record creation via an XP VM, and a couple of Video editing / capture programs.


If Windows is going to riddle itself with ads then IMO it's the beginning of the end -- there's not much actually Linux can't do these days -- and if someone could ever make a really good email client then as WPS OFFICE is as good for 90% of things that OFFICE can do then Windows really needs to look out for the future.


We are all aware that businesses need to make money - but doing it by annoying customers is NOT a good business model.

Problem is I think nobody has worked out a good way of DECENTLY monetising online stuff without irritating users whether they are on phones, tablets, or computers.


Cheers
jimbo.