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by jjulius 988 days ago
>The obvious counter example to this is Windows itself. Or... iOS?

Or hardware, even. Just look at the iPhone...
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almatabata 988 days ago
Even hardware can become victim to this look at Alexa:

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/11/amazon-alexa-is-a-co... https://www.dallasnews.com/business/technology/2023/08/20/ji...

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jjulius 988 days ago
One example surrounded by many other pieces of hardware that don't do this doesn't do much to solidify your "cannot" absolute.

Edit: Your second link makes it pretty clear that it's not Alexa's lack of profitability that seems to be the issue with regards to ads playing between songs. Apple Music has a free, ad-supported tier - meaning that on whatever device you use it on, you'll hear ads. If your Alexa is set to access your ad-supported Apple Music account, then of course you're going to hear ads.

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