Microsoft has placed ads to encourage the jump from Windows 10 to Windows 11
Two weeks ago we learned about Microsoft’s latest tactic for its users to make the jump from Windows 10 to Windows 11: place ads. With this formula, the company seeks that, after several years in the market, the majority of its users begin to leave Windows 10 behind, an option that It will stop being free next year. However, we already have the first results of Microsoft’s action and, as the figures show, they are nothing positive.
As we have been able to read in a original post of redditthe largest forum on the internet, discontent among those related to the Microsoft brand is capital. Thus, after a first attempt at advertisements and publicity, a survey has revealed the scandalous number of users who are against them: 98%. And this, in other words, means that practically all people who use the operating system are against ads to make the jump to Windows 11.
Time is running out for the free jump
Behind these results lies an uncomfortable position for the players: brand intrusion. As many point out in the comments, they find it annoying that every time they log in or every time they go to the Menu tab, an advertisement invites them to make the jump to Windows 11. Therefore, many have criticized this move by the company. mark and, as they comment in the thread, they hope that a solution Sooner than later.
However, the reality behind Microsoft’s move is a desperate warning for its base of hundreds of millions of users. As the latest results show, Windows 11 user share is not only not growing, but it has a clear downward trend. Therefore, given the proximity of a paid subscription To maintain security in Windows 10, the firm is notifying its users to take the leap for free. However, it is not so simple, since some do not have compatible equipment with the new version of the operating system.
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