That is the op's argument. That he considers those ads.

I generally found those popups reasonable, usually they were new releases from artists that I follow. And they happened 3-5 times a year. That's actually cool in my books.

I know there are some other banner ads to playlists in the desktop app. If memory serves me you can actually disable those in settings. I know I haven't seen a banner like that in months if not years.