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They control your OS. Instead of just running the program you told it to, it's checking what program you are running and then displaying a pop-up intended to make them more profit. Functionally, there isn't really a difference when the OS can already do whatever injected code might want to do.
It's like if your bank is inserting flyers for their investment services into any safe deposit boxes that include stock certificates and arguing about whether they are picking your lock to get in or just opening a door in the back that gives them access to each box.