Possibly linux to linuxmemes@lemmy.worldEnglish • edit-210 months agoRemember back when Ubuntu put ads in the dash? I do (~2014)lemmy.zipimagemessage-square71arrow-up1424
arrow-up1424imageRemember back when Ubuntu put ads in the dash? I do (~2014)lemmy.zipPossibly linux to linuxmemes@lemmy.worldEnglish • edit-210 months agomessage-square71
minus-squarePossibly linuxOPlinkfedilinkEnglish38•10 months agoI still think they should never be able to escape the controversy. It was 10 years ago but the possibly that it could be reintroduced still exists.
minus-squareThe QuuuuuilllinkfedilinkEnglish19•10 months agoThey’ve never given me the vibe that that reversal of course was permanent, or that other things they do aren’t similarly anti-user
minus-squareLaurel RavenlinkfedilinkEnglish5•10 months agoIn many respects, I think the scare manipulation they’re pulling when someone updates their system up try to get them to buy their subscription service is worse, implying that they won’t be getting all of the security patches they need otherwise
I still think they should never be able to escape the controversy. It was 10 years ago but the possibly that it could be reintroduced still exists.
They’ve never given me the vibe that that reversal of course was permanent, or that other things they do aren’t similarly anti-user
In many respects, I think the scare manipulation they’re pulling when someone updates their system up try to get them to buy their subscription service is worse, implying that they won’t be getting all of the security patches they need otherwise
Buncha dark pattern bullshit