https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=geroffHacker News RSShttps://hnrss.org/hnrss v2.1.1Thu, 30 Apr 2026 03:18:15 +0000Obviously, this is not a change aimed at enticing customers but instead expanding revenue streams. And its obvious that all western governments hand-wringing over green and efficient energy usage falls apart as long manufacturers like Samsung, AWS, Sony are allowed to waste network bandwidth and chew up consumer and industry energy supply on superfluous pointless fluff like adverts where they are not needed or welcome. It is proof again that Advertising is really about pushing messaging at people rather than selling anything. Samsung already lost me with removing expandable storage in premium phones. Now they have reached levels of avoid that will push me to any alternative that respects the customer's usage needs.

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