On: Apple Introduces Search Ads Basic

[_jcwu]

I cannot confirm this. I have Pro and get the same Popups and shortcuts to Candy Crush etc. They usually get installed during your first setup.

[ksk → _jcwu]

Yeah, it takes me about 20 mins to de-crappify windows 10, and then I get this.. https://imgur.com/a/SaphU

[pjmlp → ksk]

Which is what I mean.

The app stores links are as much ads as bundling software in the old days.

[_jcwu → pjmlp]

Bundling Software was not part of clean installs with ISOs from Microsoft. Now they are.

[petepete → _jcwu]

This is why I'm resistant to dual boot my workstation. I 'just' want Windows 7 with security updates.

[_jcwu → ksk]

Does Candy Crush not come back for you? It always did for me.

[ksk → _jcwu]

It hasn't so far.

[pjmlp → _jcwu]

Ads are those nasty interruptions on YouTube videos, not a bunch of links for app store applications.

[_jcwu → pjmlp]

So Candy Crush and Facebook popping up in your Start Menu are not ads?

[pjmlp → _jcwu]

I have never seen them, beyond the first install, just like bundled software used to be.

Bundled software is not an ad, it is already there.