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Microsoft Edge could use a win (i.postimg.cc)
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[–] 1 point 2 years ago* (1 child)

Their other apps use it or part of it in the background.

Kind of like old Windows apps always used Explorer when they needed a browser

I wouldn’t be surprised if the start menu was using Edge for their search/ads

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    You're telling me, that Windows now shows ads in the start menu?

    Sorry, it's probably a stupid question, but i haven't used windows since XP.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago* (2 children)

    Most are in your system notifications but you’ll have “suggested apps” in the start menu for easy one-click installs

    When you try to log out you’ll see ads for OneDrive and Office 365 apparently

    There’s this

    https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/how-do-i-remove-ads-from-windows-11-start-menu/acee8751-31e3-4abd-8caa-28ae7ba486fe

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    Wow - that's really something.

    It could almost be compared to Google's feed, included in the pixel launcher...

    For some time now, every 5th or 6th card is an ad ... And over time they slowly look just like the normal news cards.

    Yeah, nowadays we're getting ads forced upon us - one way or the other ads have to be seen, preferably clicked on, by us.

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