Microsoft Targets Chrome Users With Windows 10 Pop-up Ad (pcmag.com)

Posted by msmash on Friday January 20, 2017 @07:20AM from the we-will-never-change dept.

Google Chrome users on Windows 10 are apparently being treated to a new experience: a pop-up ad. From a PCMag report: If you have Chrome installed and the icon present on the Windows Taskbar, chances are you're going to start seeing a pop-up advert appear suggesting you install Microsoft's Personal Shopping Assistant Chrome extension. Microsoft touts it as "Your smart shopping cart across the web." Opting to install the extension results in Microsoft monitoring which products you've searched for and viewed while using Chrome, and then offering to compare those products to find the best price. There's also alerts when prices change, and the ability to track products across all your devices. Of course, Microsoft will make money if you opt to purchase any products using the Assistant.

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Re:More proof that win 10 is malware by chipschap · 2017-01-20 08:00 · Score: 5, Interesting

Microsoft seems to arrogantly double down on everything people hate in Windows 10. Even if it was a great OS with awesome features and stellar usability (that's "if") I wouldn't want to use it at this point.
Sorry, but I prefer to, you know, own my own computer.
To be fair, though, smartphones and tablets are probably as bad or worse. Can we trust Android? iOS? Tell another joke.
Re:Been happening for weeks now by Black+LED · 2017-01-20 10:00 · Score: 3, Interesting

I can give Google a pass because Android is open source and there are true alternatives. My phone runs Bliss ROM and has no ads or Google apps.