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It's not complicated.
It's an ad.
There's no version of advertising I will ever be OK with.
Not an ad. No one is trying to sell you anything.
(If you get the notification) you're already using their product.
Yes, it is an ad. Any call to action is an ad.
And its mere presence will ensure I don't give them any more money. The core concept of inserting any ad in an OS is not behavior I am willing to reward.
Ads try to sell you something, there is no "call to action". Here, there is nothing to sell, so by definition it's not an ad.
They are just asking you if you'd like to help them in providing you the product you're already using.