Remember back when Ubuntu put ads in the dash? I do (~2014) - eviltoast
  • Possibly linux@lemmy.zipOP
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    3 months ago

    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.

    • The Quuuuuill@slrpnk.net
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      3 months ago

      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

      • Laurel Raven@lemmy.zip
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        3 months ago

        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