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Microsoft is not done yet: more ads spotted in latest Windows 11 build - gHacks Tech News (www.ghacks.net)

submitted 5 months ago by IndustryStandard to c/technology

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When is an ad an advertisement and not a recommendation? Microsoft clearly likes to use the term recommendation for what others may see as an advertisement.

There are recommendations in the Start menu, Settings app, Lock screen, File Explorer, Get Help app, and other areas of the operating system already. These are often not that useful. App recommendations in the Start menu are limited to Microsoft Store apps.

Now, Microsoft is testing recommendations in the Microsoft Store app. If you never use the app, you won't be exposed to these. If you do, you may notice recommendations popping up when you try to use the built-in search.

First spotted by phantomofearth on X, two or three recommendations are shown whenever search is activated in the official Microsoft Store app.

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[–] [email protected] 24 points 5 months ago (1 children)

When is ad an advertisement and not a recommendation?

Always? That's why it's called ad instead of recommendation

[–] [email protected] 10 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Then the question is: "When is a recommendation an ad?"

For which I'd say: When the person recommending it is gaining something from it

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago

That’s not really a good description either. Advertisements are pretty clear: the deliberate promotion of a product or service to an audience. Saying “I like this app” in natural conversation doesn’t mean I don’t stand to benefit.

[–] ricdeh 2 points 5 months ago

Or at least when they recommend it with the intent of gaining something from it