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    Look what they need to mimic a fraction of our unshittified experience (sh.itjust.works)
    submitted 7 months ago by brbposting@sh.itjust.works to c/linuxmemes@lemmy.world
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    I can't believe a paid OS needs a tool like this. Here's a GUI tool called OFGB (Oh Frick Go Back) to remove all the ads in Windows 11. It's understandable if a free OS or app needs ad support, but this is just crazy github.com/xM4ddy/OFGB

    [Screenshot Of a GUI Tool To Removes Ads From Various Places Around Windows 11]

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    [–] helenslunch@feddit.nl 19 points 7 months ago (3 children)

    I mean Windows is a free OS. You can freely download and install it without paying and receive nothing but a watermark in exchange.

    It's become more and more like Android over the years where "you are the product" so this is unsurprising.

    [–] lseif@sopuli.xyz 26 points 7 months ago (1 children)

    most people pay for it when they buy their computer.

    [–] helenslunch@feddit.nl 4 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

    Sure but you can also download and install it entirely for free.

    [–] InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world 15 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    Just because they aren't as punitive anymore doesn't mean its free.

    [–] helenslunch@feddit.nl 7 points 7 months ago

    I mean, for all intents and purposes, it is.

    [–] burgersc12@mander.xyz 6 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

    Its "free" to install. Still a pain in the ass and needs to be unlocked with MAS lol

    [–] makyo@lemmy.world -4 points 7 months ago

    Agreed, they don't even have the cash cow that some other free OSes have in their app stores.

    [–] some_designer_dude@lemmy.world -4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

    MacOS is free and has been for years. Still no bullshit.

    [–] helenslunch@feddit.nl 15 points 7 months ago

    MacOS is not free, it's just included with the hardware...