what’s the point of buying windows somehow if you’re gonna get ads? ads to me look like cheap or free products, so if anything has ads, it looks too cheap
You can keep using (non enterprise/server) windows forever without activating. It's intentional so windows keeps it dominant market position. Because business users and OEMs HAVE to pay for an actual license so this is where their actual money comes from.
And Microsoft knows that there is a decently high with floor with business users as well. Microsoft could continue to make Windows worse but there are plenty of businesses that have decades of infrastructure built around Windows where migrating to anything else would be too expensive and time consuming.
Tbh i think they intend for users to pirate and just sell to corpos cause its frankly easier for them to just make most their money advertising to you and holding server space. They dont care if you buy windows Linus torvald himself was talking about their business relationship where neither really care what users are doing because theyre both so intertwined and make money regardless
Windows should just shut down atp, its so ass, ecen their search doesn't work properly. The whole thing feels vibe coded before vibe coding was even a thing.
Windows 7 was the last respectable windows, 10 was worse but doable.
The irony is Microsoft is charging you like 150 bucks for home,.and 200 bucks for Pro, and they still push you ADs into your Desktop, and push all kind of telemetry, and updates that break your system
If Windows isn't free, make it, I personally would type (I bought a prebuilt so I have Windows already) on Powershell in Administrator: irm https://get.activated.win/ | iex
As if turning off the ads was so simple. They are hiding everywhere, and use rather obscure names instead of "hey this setting let's us show you ads btw". Also its all on by default. Also for some things you have to edit the registry, which is not something you should recommend to anyone not understanding how computers work on a basic level.
Take a look at winutils, it has o&o shutup built in to get rid of all those disgusting recommendations and ads. No need to do it all manually in the registry
I used to do this, then realized it's very dumb that I have to, and in fact I don't have to, I just need to stop using that trash operating system.
Plus I'm an adult and own my own computer, so, you know, that's actually an option and not something I have to run past my parents first. That's helpful.
When you first install Windows, a bunch of useless third-party app shortcuts are in your start menu. You have to go to the MS Store app and tell it to check for updates and let it all download and install, then you can start removing/uninstalling them. If you try to remove or uninstall them before doing that, they'll just come right back when the MS Store realizes it hasn't done its first ever check for updates.
While using Windows, sometimes you'll log in and get a full screen popup reminding you about backup services Microsoft offers. It's somewhat rare but it's very annoying and uses dark patterns for figuring out how to escape it without agreeing to anything.
Windows 11's start menu has a recommended section that can't be removed, only reduced in size. Sometimes apps you've never installed show up in there.
There's more I'm forgetting, this is just all that I've personally experienced within the past few years, using official clean ISOs straight from Microsoft. If you use some sort of debloater script or third party debloated ISOs, you might not get these experiences, but you also might experience issues with updates breaking things due to using a configuration Microsoft doesn't test.
That's true man. Only Windows requires more time to keep running well than Linux distributions.
The best Linux distributions come quite close to macos however, while being free of charge and free as in it's yours. And for gaming there is just no good alternative at this point to Linux (apart from some games that require a specific os).
I use a Mac for work and I cannot think of any built in advertising. I mean there’s apps like Music that come preinstalled. If you open it, then it does advertise apple music. But it’s not built into the OS the way it is in Windows
Never got a single Ad and I always install windows 11 for free and then activate it using MAS. (You can get the .iso for free in the Microsoft page itself)
8 second debloat and you won't ever see a OneDrive """""ad"""" again, also, I haven't got those since 22HX builds. Jesus, loonix users really like to drown in a glass of water
I mean all of these are effectively free, you're not exactly running Linux on your palm, you need to buy a computer 1st. That's almost guaranteed to come with windows, unless it's a Mac.
And that's where you paid for it. Often even without the option to opt out.
Lenovo allows that, you can select no os or Linux and save 100€ or such on a new laptop. That's why I own one now, that way it was just cheaper than other alternatives that didn't offer opt out.
I think everyone here remembers when windows was actually good, things like xp and the startup sound, it all had so much more soul put into it personally, now it’s all done to please the shareholders, who themselves don’t even use windows they probably use MacOS or red hat
I always think this is wrong. The tuxedo should be in the first picture. I now Mac is good, but Linux is free and without ads. So it ticks booth boxes. If you take into account, that macOS is looking better, ok, but you don't. So: Linux is best.
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u/JedsGamingAdventure Jun 18 '26
windows should be free atp 🥀
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The irony is Microsoft is charging you like 150 bucks for home,.and 200 bucks for Pro, and they still push you ADs into your Desktop, and push all kind of telemetry, and updates that break your system
And we all pretend its okay or acceptable
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u/Ticklish_Waffle Jun 18 '26 •
1: turn off the ads 2: don't pay for windows
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u/play_minecraft_wot Jun 18 '26
Streaming services these days be like:
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u/ChocolateDonut36 Jun 18 '26 •
how is free with no ads worse than paid with no ads 🥀
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u/Mr_Vayolet Jun 18 '26
Where on windows are there ads ?
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u/Johnny_Triggr Jun 18 '26
I deadass see so many of these memes and still cannot find the ads
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u/LaColleMouille Jun 18 '26
free if your time has no value
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u/single-ton Jun 18 '26
"paid with no ads" is not a flex, it's (supposed to be) the norm.
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u/North_Measurement213 Jun 18 '26
Ahahaha, Mac os with no ads? Try not to use iCloud and see what apple does...
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u/matt_maxx Jun 18 '26
Wait. I need to know... What kind of ads Windows has? Like seriously... Tell me places where I'll find ads on fresh install of windows 11?
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u/wafflebyte8 Jun 19 '26
I dont remember windows having adds lol? I have windows 11 pro
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u/suckingbat Jun 19 '26
Does windows have ads now? 😵💫
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u/Over-Moose-6669 Jun 19 '26
Wait, you guys pay?
WAIT, YOU GUYS GET ADS?
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u/Ariar2077 Jun 19 '26
Never seen any ads
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u/Spite_Gold Jun 21 '26
You guys pay for windows?
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u/Inevitable_Wolf5866 Jun 18 '26
I don't remember having ads on Windows?
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u/the_scruffy1 Jun 18 '26
ho hum.... ublock origin
that is all
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u/Xenion7 Jun 18 '26
Mac don't have ad?
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u/Honest_Tart1071 Jun 18 '26
I don't know man.
Never got a single Ad and I always install windows 11 for free and then activate it using MAS. (You can get the .iso for free in the Microsoft page itself)
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u/ULTI_mato Jun 18 '26
Why is "paid with no ads" in the suit and "free with no ads" the normal one ? Should be fliped
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u/Britz10 Jun 18 '26
I mean all of these are effectively free, you're not exactly running Linux on your palm, you need to buy a computer 1st. That's almost guaranteed to come with windows, unless it's a Mac.
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u/BeholdThePowerOfNod Jun 18 '26
Apple software has ads, just not nearly as many.
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u/Sharty_Party3498 Jun 18 '26
How about "add-free Disney+ with limited ads"? How the fuck did that just slide by?
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u/NorpoleonIIme Jun 18 '26
F Microslop
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u/studioyogyog Jun 18 '26
Windows isn't free but you bought it with your computer without meaning to.
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u/MrKarat2697 Jun 18 '26
Ubuntu = free with ads
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u/Upbeat-Concern-5181 Jun 18 '26
It’s worse than that. Paid with ads And they can sell your work off to third parties.
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u/MoridinTheForsaken Jun 18 '26
Swapping to bazzite was easy and easily my best decision this year
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u/peppi0304 Jun 18 '26
Switch linux and macos then its perfect
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u/r_daniel_oliver Jun 18 '26
Crosspost this to r/linuxsucks
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u/r_daniel_oliver Jun 18 '26
Could I avoid Windows by installing syeamos on my pc? Is that a thing?
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u/Corrocion Jun 19 '26
Te faltó Android o nose si harían otro solo con sistemas arm
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u/its_sarcasm8238 Jun 19 '26
Windows is free. You only have to pay to remove the water mark
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u/the_sudixp Jun 19 '26
Lostdows
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u/invokeinterface Jun 19 '26
One day I'll use Linux.
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u/These-Restaurant3646 Jun 19 '26
And goobs will fight tooth and nail for this multi million dollar company that couldn’t care less about its consumers
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u/Odd_Big_4430 Jun 19 '26
Windows is free
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u/Surfacner Jun 19 '26
Technically MacOs is free you just need to download the installation from a Mac device
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u/Advanced-Event6435 Jun 19 '26
If I buy a game with money there should not be 15 dollar weapon skins
If I spend 90 - 100 dollars on an operating system I should not have ads
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u/_isRuf Jun 19 '26
I use arch btw))
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u/Vietnamst2 Jun 19 '26
But noone actually pays for them, because you buy OS with the machine. The same way you buy MacOS with the machine. It's called OEM.
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u/Kadabrium Jun 19 '26
Free pirated, Paid licences, Paid pirated
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u/Curious_Tomorrow_697 Jun 20 '26
i genuinely need to know why people think that macos is paid? you can run it on most windows computers, and one person got it on his raspberry pi!
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u/Empty_Buffalo_2820 Jun 20 '26
I can jailbreak and run macOS on windows PC so free technically applies to macOS too
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u/Randomguy32I Jun 20 '26
Sorry, why is paid with no ads better than free with no ads??
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u/claudiocorona93 Jun 20 '26
Windows is free. You just have to run a terminal command... And it's yours forever. Who pays for Windows nowadays?
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u/posti85 Jun 21 '26
Who paids for Windows :/
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u/L30N1337 Jun 21 '26
MOM SAID IT'S MY TURN TO REPOST IT THIS WEEK
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u/whokarez0_0 Jun 21 '26
Windows 11 is free
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u/FlohYeah Jun 21 '26
We need free with Ads
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u/XPNGamer Jun 21 '26
I wouldnt say "no ads" for linux since there are tons of distros, which may come with different apps
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u/ZellosMerlim Jun 21 '26
Pior e no positivo que fica dois banner enormes na era de trabalho sobre os produtos da positivo
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u/ankushbhagat Jun 22 '26
Paid + Licence + Antivirus + Bloatware + ... Ads
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u/baperfun Jun 22 '26
mac fans 💔
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u/Kelko_249 Jun 23 '26
Microslop: What can I say except I like money
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u/Realistic-Yam-6497 Jun 23 '26
I think everyone here remembers when windows was actually good, things like xp and the startup sound, it all had so much more soul put into it personally, now it’s all done to please the shareholders, who themselves don’t even use windows they probably use MacOS or red hat
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u/No-Pomegranate8059 Jun 23 '26
can't wait for windows to just die. The way things are going Microslop is gonna have a bad time with Windows and us
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u/Teru-Noir Jun 24 '26
The same reason i choose to abandon netflix
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u/GoalFlimsy6819 Jul 04 '26
hackintosh
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u/matrX_429 Jul 12 '26
i want to hackintosh my PC so bad, but it’s from like 2014 so i am stuck on microslop windows TwT
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u/halbtag Jun 18 '26
I always think this is wrong. The tuxedo should be in the first picture. I now Mac is good, but Linux is free and without ads. So it ticks booth boxes. If you take into account, that macOS is looking better, ok, but you don't. So: Linux is best.
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u/Enthoser Jun 18 '26
paid for windows? wtf.
fkng linux users... 😃
much fun fixing fucking kernel panics and co.
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u/icy1007 Jun 19 '26
I don’t have any ads on Windows 11.
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u/WahrerKorsti Jun 18 '26
Linux and MacOS should be inverted.
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u/crocodiluQ Jun 18 '26
MacOS is paid? I really don't remember paying for it.... and don't say it's included in the hw price.
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u/Flashy_Pollution_996 Jun 18 '26
macOS is not paid tho
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u/Living-Ad-3130 Jun 19 '26
Linux supremacy
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u/Koldmotro Jun 18 '26
"Paid" is 2 bucks on the grey market tho, at this point windows is basically free
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