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Microsoft sneaks ads into the new Outlook for Windows (www.ghacks.net)
submitted 9 months ago by throws_lemy@lemmy.nz to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world 165 points 9 months ago (23 children)

Of course they have. MS are putting ads everywhere in Windows. The revenue potential is huge and they have more than enough private information on everyone to do targeted ads.

Microsoft would be insane not to go down this route. It's inevitable.

We need more devices for sale that don't use Windows, because this won't stop. Microsoft is a publicly traded company and their stakeholders demand infinite growth.

The only way to get away from this is to use some kind of FOSS operating system

[–] Pantsofmagic@lemmy.world 40 points 9 months ago (6 children)

Someone there wants to go back to 20+ years ago when your friends mom's Internet Explorer windows included 75 different toolbars and there was only a little bit of browser space left. The hayday of "Buddy Bar" is returning for your Edge, Outlook, and Taskbar. Next will be explorer and Excel. The future is looking bright.

[–] pete_the_cat@lemmy.world 16 points 9 months ago (4 children)

Also, Bonzai Buddy.

[–] 4am@lemm.ee 15 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Man, I had a girlfriend once like 20 years ago who’s dad knew I was into computers and he was so proud to show me this neat Banzai Buddy software he found, he thought he was so cool.

That was the moment that I realized that, actually, something was wrong with all the adults on this planet.

[–] ares35@kbin.social 8 points 9 months ago

the little purple desktop buddy could come back now.. powered by ai

[–] pete_the_cat@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Parents loved that little purple fucker.

[–] HerbalGamer@sh.itjust.works 2 points 9 months ago

so did I but I was 10 years old

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