> "and please skip the tired argument that I should just pay a subscription fee to avoid their ad crap - we are already paying them with our data. My data is worth far more to me than the value they provide for it. Plus - I won't give money to a company who forced this Faustian bargain on me."

Not only this, but many of the largest companies these days would never remove advertising even from a paid service. It's like cable TV. They wanna charge you and advertise at you for more money.