> I don't use iCloud and don't get this nag. Are you signed into it though? I'm ...

happyopossum · on April 2, 2018

> Are you signed into it though? I'm not and it nags me to sign in.

That's not an 'ad' - there is a ton of OS-level functionality that's tied to your iCloud ID and account, you can ignore it if you want, but it's not an 'ad' if they want you to use it...

mschuster91 · on April 2, 2018

> Are you signed into it though? I'm not and it nags me to sign in.

No, I don't use it in any form.

> Which one? 8, 8.1 and 10 all have very different start menus.

And they're all not the Win95-to-Win-7-era one. I need a working menu with nothing else, especially not tiles or ads.

> In Windows 10 it's not unlike Dashboard in MacOS.

Which Apple doesn't force one to use, thank God. Programs folder in the Dock, that's it (although, I admit, I'd prefer a list/menu...).