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[–] nous@programming.dev 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)

All you get is a watermark in the corner

Well, that is a consequence. Just not a very big one. You also cannot change the background in the settings, though that is also a very small consequence. Yeah, they are only small and you can likely live with them, but small and tolerable are not zero.

there will be a subscription “premium” version like in any app that removes ads and enables AI features.

This makes me glad I no longer use it. An OS should not have ads baked into its core and there should not be a subscription for it.

[–] jaybone@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Maybe for now it’s just the background and the watermark.

Like every other subscription service, they will start to fuck with you.

[–] 10EXP@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

Specifically background changes from the settings*

You can just right click an image in File Explorer and set it as desktop background :p