[com2kid]

> However, according to Nadella, Google makes more money on a typical Windows laptop than Microsoft does. I think this partially explains why Windows seems to have stalled innovation wise.

This is why MS is, and has been for a long time, desperate to get into the ads space. They have continually failed.

There is also the PR/image aspect. Google can non-stop show ads for Google products on Android and no one bats an eye, Microsoft asks people if they want to store files on OneDrive (which is a really nice service!) and people freak out about evil ads in Windows.

[cocoafleck]

I don't see any ads outside of the app store on Android (and obviously the web browser). Microsoft puts them in the start menu which seems very different to me (I would be very angry if Android put them in the launcher). I do customise my set up a great deal so I am curious to know if your experience matches mine.

[com2kid]

I get notifications pushed to me from Google Photos asking me to print my photos out and make photo albums.

I'll occasionally get an ad from Google books.

These can be turned off (notification channels), but I'm assuming most users don't know how to, and they are certainly on by default.