Are you ready for ads on your computer?

[learninmypc]

By now we’re all used to advertisements on our smart phones and tablets – it’s the tradeoff we accept for using free apps instead of premium versions. Yet one of the side effects of Microsoft’s making Windows 8 for both tablets and personal computers is that those ad-supported apps will make their way onto our laptops and desktops.

Windows 8 logo

Yep, ads on your PC.

Does that mean the addon Adblock plus won't work?

 

[siiix]

simple solution just dont use any add supported software

there is always a choice pay or pirate... i never use "free" apps and probably never will

in addition really good software is rarely able to support it self from adds, maybe a limited functionality version

 

[learninmypc]

simple solution just dont use any add supported software

there is always a choice pay or pirate... i never use "free" apps and probably never will

in addition really good software is rarely able to support it self from adds, maybe a limited functionality version

Are you familiar with https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/adblock-plus/ ?
I have it on both my Firefox & SeaMonkey browers & find it works excellent on www.crackle.com & Youtube. And it is free.
I don't plan on having a smart phone or a tablet, but a pc yes.

 

[hellokitty[hk]]

If I get money in the form of cheaper stuff.

 

[learninmypc]

If I get money in the form of cheaper stuff.

Ok, maybe its me that is confused. The way I read that article is even with Adblock plus, I'll still see ads. Is that true or not?

 

[mopar man]

I'm sorry, siiix, that sounded lot like an Apple fan's response... there is a TON of great free software on Windows...

 

[SNGX1275]

Maybe its just me as a part time Apple user, but I didn't get that at all from his response mopar man.

I read it as he is a guy that either buys his software or he pirates it (likely a combination thereof).

 

[learninmypc]

The article talks about Microsoft & my question is directed at Microsoft pc's. Can someone answer my question ?

 

[SNGX1275]

It would seem to me that with Adblock Plus you would still get ads since adblock plus is an add on for firefox and not the OS itself. But I think you would probably have success blocking them with a hosts file block.

But how I read the article is you might get ads with your Metro apps, but if you ran Windows 8 like Windows 7 (no Metro) you wouldn't have ads.

 

[learninmypc]

It would seem to me that with Adblock Plus you would still get ads since adblock plus is an add on for firefox and not the OS itself. But I think you would probably have success blocking them with a hosts file block.

But how I read the article is you might get ads with your Metro apps, but if you ran Windows 8 like Windows 7 (no Metro) you wouldn't have ads.

With adblock plus, I can watch movies on crackle & Youtube with out ads Currently I'm using xp mce. with Google Chrome, Firefox & SeaMonkey. SeaMonkey is my default browser.
I tried watching a movie on hulu but it played a black page white lettering telling me I should disable my adblocking stuff. Of course I won't do do that .I quit using hulu because of that. Thanks for your reply.