Daniel Lyons of Newsweek writes:
These days I almost feel bad for the guys at Microsoft. They've got what anyone in the world would consider a hit product on their hands, and guess what? Nobody cares. Everybody is so busy gushing over Apple's iPad-myself included-that they are not paying any attention to what's going on in the land of Windows.
To wit: Windows 7, the latest version of Microsoft's operating system, is the hottest-selling product in the company's 35-year history. In five months Microsoft has sold 90 million copies. That's twice the rate of Microsoft's last operating system, Windows Vista.
Microsoft, meanwhile, sits in the middle, generating loads of money-last year's net profit was $14.6 billion-but not much in the way of excitement. That could change, of course. Maybe Project Natal, Microsoft's forthcoming system that lets you control a videogame using hand gestures and no controller, will bring the sexy back in Redmond when it ships later this year.
If not, Microsoft may just have to trudge on, raking in more than $60 billion a year and carrying 25 to 30 cents from every dollar down to the bottom line. A lot of companies would love to be that kind of boring.
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Is this a concerted effort to drive people away from N4G? Two lots of ads posts on top of each other in a short space of time. Doubled-up. Alongside obtrusive video and banner ads. FFS. This site is going to lose everyone but the most die hard. Or force adblock use. Maybe that is the intention here where N4G has struck a deal with adblocking tools/designers?
After N4G sold to BGFG it’s become clear the site will never be the same. They push their own videogamer.com propaganda non stop. People should team up and start a new gaming site like how Resetera was born after the Neogaf fallout.
Been using Adblocker for years. Those ads were bad back then. I don't even want to know what it looks like these days. They did this to themselves.
Can you fix these ads showing double on the front page? It smells like amateur in here.
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There is adds at the bottom of the screen.
A banner at the top,
A non closable video box pops up
A click out box when in mid scroll downwards
And now your putting adds in the news feed.
STOP THE STEAL
Looking for suggestions too.
I'd suggest a few, but, honestly, it's better if this community is kept here, "away from society" lol
It's more than just this ad spam; the admins' biases manipulate the actual news too.
Any time Phil says something, multiple articles make their way through so that we here go into the comments and complain about him/Xbox. Ad revenue, fuel from the console war.
Any time something major happens with PlayStation, mods go into full force. The Jim Ryan emails from the FTC hearings - buried. Articles failed for being duplicates; the one article that made it through to the front page didn't mention Jim Ryan's emails in the headline.
Jump to Jim Ryan suddenly announcing his plan to retire this week - same situation. Every single article from every outlet reporting on it could be seen in the Failed list. The one headline making it to the front page, did not include his retirement in the headline but was worded "New Management Structure"
Because this site swings so favorably PlayStation, they deliberately flood us with opportunities to slam Xbox, but *actually moderate* when any news comes out that's not positive for PS.
So you think this community is awful, it's because they are and have been manipulating how we get to see the news.
"So you think this community is awful, it's because they are and have been manipulating how we get to see the news."
Good thing you are aware of this and still here to enjoy all the entertaining negativity.
I too would make a suggestion, but the Sony fanboys/ anti-Xbox brigade can stay here. Don’t want the infection to spread and this site confirms their bias anyway.
I have literally seen mods ridicule comments for subbing to a service here too.
Xbox fanboy with their excuses. Have you ever notices same things happens with anti Sony articles too? It comes in waves when there Bad news as well. But of course you couldn't see it.
I browse N4G on iPhone using Adblock and it blocks all these ridiculous ads. Sucks that one of my favorite gaming sites has gone this route.
https://i.ibb.co/qnP2TBp/IM...
Use uBlock Origin browser extension you will have no ads at all. I also use Enhancer for YouTube, for no ads ever, preset your own resolution in the extension before watching any video as well.
Is that on pc mac or phone.?
Enhancer for YouTube sounds good thanks for the tip.
I got a OnePlus android phone but a MacBook Pro also
It's on PC or Mac, look for the extension if your using Chrome, Firefox, even Opera. I also have a Oneplus, the 10 pro
I only have a cheapo Nord2t
But the latest MacBook Pro.
Is encahcer available on safari?
Your so kind for helping. I could look this up but nice to hear it from someone with experience so do appreciate any help I really do, so thanks my friend
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