Microsoft sneaks ads into the new Outlook for Windows - gHacks Tech News
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The new Outlook email application for Windows displays ads disguised as regular emails to users. The classic Mail app did not.
  • Quicky@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    9 months ago

    This was always the case in the web version of Outlook, and the mobile client. If you subscribe to 365, ads are removed.

    I noticed this last year when I moved away from 365 and started getting ads on the Outlook mobile client. I ended up binning it off and just used the default Mail app on iOS, which is a shame because the Outlook app on phones is actually superb. Not good enough to put up with ads though.

    • PiJiNWiNg@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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      9 months ago

      Made the switch last year from Gmail and I love it. I set up a custom domain and a catch all address as well, so I can give out whateveriwant@mydomain.com as an email and it gets to me. Particularly nice for finding out who’s sharing my information, as well as picking out phishing emails. Banking coming in from amazon@mydomain.com? Immediate red flag.