Ubuntu 12.10 now includes both Amazon ads in the user's dash and by default an Amazon store in the user's launcher. The reason for these 'features'? Affiliate revenue. Despite previous controversies with Banshee and Yahoo, Canonical is 'confident it will be an interesting and useful feature for our 12.10 users.' But are the 'users' becoming products?"
The ad looks like this:
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Source: Slashdot, Benjaminkerensa
The ad looks like this:
Source: Slashdot, Benjaminkerensa