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Look what they need to mimic a fraction of our unshittified experience (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/linuxmemes
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I can't believe a paid OS needs a tool like this. Here's a GUI tool called OFGB (Oh Frick Go Back) to remove all the ads in Windows 11. It's understandable if a free OS or app needs ad support, but this is just crazy github.com/xM4ddy/OFGB

[Screenshot Of a GUI Tool To Removes Ads From Various Places Around Windows 11]

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 months ago (3 children)

I mean Windows is a free OS. You can freely download and install it without paying and receive nothing but a watermark in exchange.

It's become more and more like Android over the years where "you are the product" so this is unsurprising.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 2 months ago (1 children)

most people pay for it when they buy their computer.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Sure but you can also download and install it entirely for free.

[–] InternetCitizen2 15 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Just because they aren't as punitive anymore doesn't mean its free.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago

I mean, for all intents and purposes, it is.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Its "free" to install. Still a pain in the ass and needs to be unlocked with MAS lol

[–] some_designer_dude -4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

MacOS is free and has been for years. Still no bullshit.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 months ago

MacOS is not free, it's just included with the hardware...

[–] makyo -4 points 2 months ago

Agreed, they don't even have the cash cow that some other free OSes have in their app stores.