▲ 205 ▼ I just got a pop up ad from Windows, for PC gaming and buy their Xbox controller. (lemmy.ca) submitted 2 years ago by someguy3@lemmy.ca to c/mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world 49 comments fedilink hide all child comments A Windows pop up, right above the system tray. Holy fuck. I would have screen shot it but I was in disbelief.
[–] transientpunk@sh.itjust.works 27 points 2 years ago (3 children) I don't know why people are surprised when a for-profit company prioritizes profits over their customers... permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 16 points 2 years ago I was actually quite happy to pay for Windows all these years... it's when they went "free" that this BS started. Go back to a paid model and give us vanilla windows, please! permalink fedilink source parent [–] Nikelui@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago (3 children) Can't have profit if you lose all your customers. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] agent_flounder@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago Can't make the quarterly numbers with that kind of long-term thinking. permalink fedilink source parent [–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 years ago They won't because they are the industry standard. That's the problem with tech these days, there is barely any competition permalink fedilink source parent [–] Secret300@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago If they lose customers they'll just try to exploit the few they have left. As more people switch to another OS windows is going to get worse and worse. permalink fedilink source parent [–] BlinkerFluid@lemmy.one -2 points 2 years ago They bought the ticket, but don't want the ride for some reason. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 16 points 2 years ago I was actually quite happy to pay for Windows all these years... it's when they went "free" that this BS started. Go back to a paid model and give us vanilla windows, please! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Nikelui@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago (3 children) Can't have profit if you lose all your customers. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] agent_flounder@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago Can't make the quarterly numbers with that kind of long-term thinking. permalink fedilink source parent [–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 years ago They won't because they are the industry standard. That's the problem with tech these days, there is barely any competition permalink fedilink source parent [–] Secret300@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago If they lose customers they'll just try to exploit the few they have left. As more people switch to another OS windows is going to get worse and worse. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] agent_flounder@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago Can't make the quarterly numbers with that kind of long-term thinking. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 years ago They won't because they are the industry standard. That's the problem with tech these days, there is barely any competition permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Secret300@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago If they lose customers they'll just try to exploit the few they have left. As more people switch to another OS windows is going to get worse and worse. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BlinkerFluid@lemmy.one -2 points 2 years ago They bought the ticket, but don't want the ride for some reason. permalink fedilink source parent