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Re:Windows 11 Start menu ads look set to get even worse – th... by msla on Tuesday April 18, 2023 @09:51PM (#35623289)
It doesn't matter how much you paid: You aren't the customer, you're the product.
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Re:Windows 11 Start menu ads look set to get even worse – th... by soraminazuki on Wednesday April 19, 2023 @01:01AM (#35624415)
There's a saying in Japanese that precisely describes this situation: 鴨が葱を背負ってくる. The literal translation is "a duck approaches you with a leek on its back." It refers to good luck brought by someone waiting to be exploited. Paying money for a product that works against you is exactly this.
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Re:Windows 11 Start menu ads look set to get even worse – th... by dlivingston on Wednesday April 19, 2023 @04:22PM (#35632839)
That description sounds very similar to the Farfetch'd Pokemon [0]. Was that the original influence?

[0]: https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Farfetch%27d_(Pok%C3...

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Re:Windows 11 Start menu ads look set to get even worse – th... by soraminazuki on Thursday April 20, 2023 @10:33AM (#35640649)
It probably is, and the English name for that Pokemon is a reflection of that. How likely would duck come along carrying ingredients for stew? That’d be “far-fetched.”
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Re:Windows 11 Start menu ads look set to get even worse – th... by guffins on Thursday April 20, 2023 @04:13PM (#35645660)
Someone’s essay on that theory: https://bulbanews.bulbagarden.net/wiki/On_the_Origin_of_Spec...
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