{"id":10598,"date":"2017-03-21T15:00:54","date_gmt":"2017-03-21T19:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southjerseytechies.net\/blog\/?p=10598"},"modified":"2022-10-05T11:01:30","modified_gmt":"2022-10-05T15:01:30","slug":"microsofts-latest-windows-10-ad-annoys-chrome-users-with-taskbar-pop-ups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southjerseytechies.net\/blog\/microsofts-latest-windows-10-ad-annoys-chrome-users-with-taskbar-pop-ups\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft’s latest Windows 10 ad annoys Chrome users with taskbar pop-ups"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ads on the Windows 10 taskbar aren’t just for Microsoft Edge anymore.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Microsoft\u2019s aggressive\u00a0advertising push inside Windows 10 is going beyond pop-ups for Microsoft Edge.<\/p>\n

Myce recently spotted yet another pop-up ad on the taskbar in Windows 10. This time around Microsoft was advertising its extension for Chrome dubbed the Personal Shopping Assistant (Beta). The extension is a Microsoft Garage project that lets you compare prices across shopping sites.<\/p>\n

Prior to the Chrome extension pop-up, Microsoft was advertising its rewards program for Microsoft Edge, which we spotted in early November. The earlier ad appeared to be targeted at people who didn\u2019t use Edge that frequently.<\/p>\n

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A pop-up ad that promotes Windows 10’s Edge browser and Bing Rewards. The pop-up for the Chrome extension looks similar, as you can see on Myce.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Chrome one, by comparison, is probably targeted at people who use Chrome as their default browser. Microsoft’s likely thinking that if people won\u2019t stop using Chrome on Windows, at least they can use some Microsoft software while they\u2019re doing it.<\/p>\n