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Microsoft starts testing ads in the Windows 11 Start menu (www.theverge.com)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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The software maker will use the Recommended section of the Start menu, which usually shows file recommendations, to suggest apps from the Microsoft Store.

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[–] [email protected] 89 points 7 months ago (24 children)

who would click that

who clicks ads in general

have you ever clicked an ad (on purpose)

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I have on search results, but it was for something that I was already looking for. The ad had the same link to the web page as the result below. 🤷‍♂️

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

I intentionally skip these and click the normal link right below it lol. I also realized that I have clicked these in the past by accident because they don't load... Since I block ads

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