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    submitted 7 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] 12 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    Couldn't M$ make corporations deal with it anyways? It's really not like they could just switch to Linux or Mac with their very specific BS piece of software of which every company has their own that runs on Windows only.

    [–] CarbonatedPastaSauce 29 points 7 months ago (1 children)

    They could try but anything over a medium size business likely has a specific contract with Microsoft and they probably have language preventing this kind of thing. I know my company does. And there would be a ton of pushback from any security org that knows what they are doing, since ads are a common vector for security incidents.

    Microsoft is already getting their money from the corpos, it's the 'freeloading' public they are trying to squeeze revenue from.

    [–] ilinamorato 17 points 7 months ago (1 children)

    Microsoft is already getting their money from the corpos, it's the 'freeloading' public they are trying to squeeze revenue from.

    Yeah, those bums who only paid for the software once.

    [–] CarbonatedPastaSauce 21 points 7 months ago

    If you saw an enterprise licensing agreement you'd know just how true this is. We pay for this shit over and over and over.

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

    Pro, Enterprise and Education SKUs have less of these "features" enabled