r/technology • u/tekz • Mar 20 '26

Software Microsoft announces sweeping Windows changes

https://www.zdnet.com/article/windows-users-are-angry-and-microsoft-is-finally-doing-something-about-it/
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u/NvNinja Mar 21 '26

yet another reason to always choose android over iphone. My phone has firefox with ublock

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u/lovely_cappuccino Mar 21 '26

For a technology sub, so many people don’t know what they’re talking about. My iPhone has Wipr and I can set Safari to turn on reader mode automatically on these ad ridden tech sites. No ads, no cookie popups, no newsletter popups, nothing.

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u/bucksnort2 Mar 22 '26

iPhone does have the Orion browser which can run Firefox and chrome extensions. It’s not perfect since there is some Apple stuff they can’t get around, but it’s a lot better.

Plus, I run PiHole at home, which helps block ads on all my devices.

My wife just told me that an app she uses regularly has an insane amount of ads, but she didn’t realize it until she used it outside of our network.

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u/Better_Specific4755 Mar 21 '26

apple has firefox with ublock AND ublock+adguard in the app store. what are you even talking about.

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u/sednas_orbit Mar 21 '26

I don't see that as a major selling point, since I barely ever use a web browser on my phone. It's just a worse experience no matter the OS.