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Have to use Windows for work (I've asked), the ads have been getting worse and worse on my work laptop. Today got a game ad notification... That's clearly too far, right? Like I have to clear notifications, so I have to see it

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Never had anything like that on either my personal (two of them) or work W11 installs, nor on my girlfriend's personal or work installs, so I don't know where the complains about adverts come from, I've never seen them 🤷

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Well that person need to get their fingers out of their ass and stop farming karma, because clearly if I don't see them without any effort then I don't know how they manage to run Linux instead of Windows 'cuz that sure does require effort!