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yeah you get ads in the terminal instead
Wait, what? Ubuntu spams you in the terminal?
It's not an ad. Nobody is being paid to put that there. It's a promotion.
they're advertising their paid product, don't really see a difference semantically
It is very different.
advertisement /,ædvər'taɪzmənt/ noun a public promotion of some product or service
No, it isn't.
If by very different you mean exactly the same
Microsoft: "Ours is not an ads either, it's a recommendation for a store app. We're not advertising products you cannot install on your PC."
It's an ad because its shown as a condition of payment/something economical.
In that case, you're contradicting yourself, because the Ubuntu "promotions" require a money exchange.
Linux soy boys gonna soy
Lol