I love coming home, turning on my Windows™️ PC and seeing ads for Microsoft®️ products on my login screen (hexbear.net)

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Thanks for ruining the rotating login screen photos you assholes, I actually liked those owl-pissed

I'm sure everyone alive on Planet Earth already knew about Todd Howard's latest Gamebryo-powered mess

I love that this ad is presented just like a picture of a savannah or a castle

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[-] Awoo@hexbear.net 9 points 1 year ago

I'm sure they were feeling clever because it's an atmospheric piece of concept art that kind of looks like the kind photos they typically have in the rotation for these login screens.

Yeah this is exactly how they got whoever is in charge of these to capitulate and include it.

Slippery slope from here on out, if they've done one explicit ad, more will follow.

[-] TheronGuard@hexbear.net 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I googled starfield ad login screen and this is not even the only Starfield™®© image in rotation

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