• orsetto@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    21 days ago

    Not an ad. No one is trying to sell you anything.

    (If you get the notification) you’re already using their product.

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      21 days ago

      Yes, it is an ad. Any call to action is an ad.

      And its mere presence will ensure I don’t give them any more money. The core concept of inserting any ad in an OS is not behavior I am willing to reward.

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        21 days ago

        Ads try to sell you something, there is no “call to action”. Here, there is nothing to sell, so by definition it’s not an ad.

        They are just asking you if you’d like to help them in providing you the product you’re already using.

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        21 days ago

        So, asking you to VOLUNTARILY donate IF YOU WANT to with a pop-up you can simply ignore and/or disable is advertising? I don’t understand… I mean, they give you a product for free, full of good features and updated regularly, and the moment they ask you to donate, again, IF YOU WANT to, it’s considered advertising…

        You’re so sad, dude.

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          21 days ago

          Yes. It is literally impossible for an organization asking for money not to be an ad.

          And yes, showing me a single ad once means I never give them money again. I am not OK with ads.