Fullscreen Win11 ads

From the «eat my balls, Copilot» department:
Title: Microsoft tries to convince Windows 10 users to buy a new PC with full-screen prompts
Author: Tom Warren
Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2024 21:01:20 +0000
Link: https://www.theverge.com/2024/11/20/24301768/microsoft-windows-10-upgrade-prompt-copilot-plus-pcs

[image 1]Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge

Microsoft has been trying to convince Windows 10 users to upgrade to Windows 11
for months now, ahead of the end of support date for Windows 10 in October,
2025. Earlier this year, Microsoft started using fullscreen prompts[2] to warn
Windows 10 users about the support cutoff, and now it’s using similar prompts
to try and tempt people to buy a new Windows 11 PC instead.

Over the weekend some[3] Windows 10 users[4] have noticed[5] these new
fullscreen prompts, and Microsoft is using them to suggest you can “do more
with a new Windows 11 PC” or “level up to the new Copilot Plus PCs” to get “the
ultimate Windows 11 experience.” Like the prompts earlier this year, the read
more link goes to a promotional site that includes links to new Windows 11 PCs.
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Continue reading…[6]

Links:
[1]: https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/4wmOhAIhft29ZfB9bbkxoPRvY5c=/0x0%3A2040x1360/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/73736771/acastro_STK109_microsoft_02.0.jpg (image)
[2]: https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/11/24127497/microsoft-windows-10-upgrade-prompt-windows-11 (link)
[3]: https://x.com/femceIs/status/1858314837845229737 (link)
[4]: https://x.com/JustinWhang/status/1859033492367307108 (link)
[5]: https://www.threads.net/@tc.s3/post/DCjxDuXO8AcH8ilR7kunhEgsD5EfYOIUlYZJbk0 (link)
[6]: https://www.theverge.com/2024/11/20/24301768/microsoft-windows-10-upgrade-prompt-copilot-plus-pcs (link)