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aa1@lemm.ee to Privacy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years ago

Microsoft now testing app ads in Windows 11's Start menu

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Microsoft now testing app ads in Windows 11's Start menu

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aa1@lemm.ee to Privacy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years ago
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Microsoft has started testing ads in the Windows 11 Start menu, a new experiment the company says will help users find new "great" apps in the Microsoft Store.
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    2 years ago

    Didn’t they also announce recently that they’re gonna block 3rd party start menu replacements? Must just be a coincidence.

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      Not so much “announce” as just start doing it in beta builds.

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        Do you have a link to this? I’m curious

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          I saw it on another lemmy post. If I find it again I will link it here

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          Found it: https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-starts-stuffing-ads-in-the-windows-11-start-menu/

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