I'm absolutely sick and tired of the bullshit ads which clog up my dashboard on my 360, and absolutely disgusted that Microsoft feels that this is totally OK.
I can't believe that they show ads to paying customers. I had Live Gold for a year and a half on my 360, and didn't bother renewing it in part because Microsoft decided it is a OK to show non-gaming related ads on my dashboard, even if I am paying $60 a year for network along with buying games on the console.
I just don't get how people haven't petitioned Microsoft to get rig of the ads? I mean, it's an even bigger problem than always-on Kinect was, because Microsoft actually collects your info across multiple devices to build an advertising experience tailored for the average person, which is just as scary as always-on Kinect. I mean, you can choose to opt-out of targeted ads (you'll still get ads though), but does the average consumer really know how, or even bother? There's even articles on Microsoft using user data to build political ads, which is just sickening, imo.
Sorry that I'm getting worked up about this, I just booted up my 360 for the first time in two months to play some Halo 4 with friends and got a facefull of ads. At least on the other consoles, ads only display on small parts of the screen in seperate sections (I haven't noticed a single obtrusive non-gaming related ad on my PS4, PS3, or Wii U), but on my 360 it looks like there are more ads for games and even non-games than there are my own tiles for my content.
Some examples:
The majority of the screen is taken up by Microsoft's ads.
You're Gonna Carry That Weight.
Xbox One - PS4 - Wii U - PC
