Since the appearance of Windows 10, Microsoft It is turning its business model around to focus more on services and somewhat less on its flagship products for decades: the operating system and the Office suite. This change led to things like introducing advertising to the system and the default presence of things like the Candy Crash installer. The company, which is far from being corrected, seems willing to go further, so introduced an ad for Teams, its communication and collaboration platform, in the Get Help app on Windows 10 and 11.

Many services and websites live at least partially on advertising, and it’s something that was expected, while on Android, many have gotten used to seeing it in apps as well. However, when it comes to an operating system or part of it, many still raise an eyebrow when they see an ad there. At least Teams is a product of Microsoft itself, but that hasn’t stopped many from being upset.

The Get Help application (Get help in English) is designed to help users solve problems they encounter in Windows. System users enter the problem they are facing, which can range from not being able to set up the scanner, to not being able to install specific applications developed by Microsoft, to possible solutions, which can be step-by-step instructions, running tools. specifications or suggestions. Depending on the problem, a specific solution, suggestion, or nothing is provided.

Microsoft Teams ad on Windows Get help.

So far, nothing that is not normal and logical, but things get dark when it is discovered that the Get Help application may end up showing an advertisement for Teams, a platform that undoubtedly has its uses and is popular in its segment, but it seems out of place. place in a given situation. The ad appears to be delayed, probably because it has to be fetched from Microsoft’s servers first, and may require, or more likely requires, that you are logged in at the operating system level.

Fortunately, The announcement isn’t particularly invasive or flashy, but it does indicate that Microsoft is committed to promoting its services as much as possible., although you have to perform some rather dubious maneuvers to do so. If the user chooses to pay attention to the ad and clicks on the link, he will be redirected to the Microsoft Teams Essentials plan, which costs 3.70 euros per month from Spain. The question is: what does an individual user want to sign up for Teams for? On the other hand, we cannot forget the recent controversy about the force opening of links present in Microsoft Teams and Outlook in the Microsoft Edge browser.