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Would You Use Ad-Supported Windows?
An anonymous reader writes "ZDNet reported earlier this week that Microsoft was thinking of offering an Ad-Supported version of Windows. A blog post by John Carroll offers some reasons why Ad-Supported Windows makes sense. From the article: '4. More revenue through targeted marketing: The holy grail of marketing is to target an audience with the sort of ads that most appeal to them. Sending a bunch of male programmers advertisements for breast enlargement isn't terribly useful. Sending a bunch of male programmers advertisements for a four hour extended version of Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan is useful.' Is there any situation where you can see yourself open to the possibility of using an Ad-Supported operating system?"
There's a 4-hour version of Wrath of Khan?
> Sending a bunch of male programmers advertisements for breast enlargement isn't terribly useful.
Breast reduction, on the other hand...
Ad-Supported Windows + Ad-Aware = What, I wonder?
"I Know You Are But What Am I?"
... oh hell no
don't we have spyware blockers to stop annoying ads popping up on our desktop already? and now we want to make it part of the OS?
... Redhat buy ads?
Sigs are so 1990s. No way would I be seen dead with one.
Windows is not yet ad-supported??? Does that mean that all these porn and viagra ads popping around when I use winodws are not normal?
I gave up with the idea of an useful sig...
Isn't it already ad supported within like 10 minutes of being connected to the internet ???
If anyone knows where to get this, let me know. :)
This should be a slashdot poll, and these could be the response:
No
No!!!
Hell No!!!
OH FUCK THAT!!!
Wait, that adware isn't suppose to be their?
Hey, look! It's Bono's brother.
...no matter how "targeted" it is.
Gotta hand it to the Redmond Empire. They've come up with some whack-job ideas in times past (anyone remember 'Bob?'), but this one gives new meaning to 'whack-job.' I can't believe that M$ thinks people would actually be dumb enough to fall for this, even if the OS was offered at no cost (which would, most likely, be the counter-factor to get people to try it).
I suppose the ads will feature characters like Clippy and Bonzi Buddy, doing a song-and-dance for each product. Brrr.....
Bruce Lane, KC7GR,
Blue Feather Technologies
Even though you can try to justify it and I am sure there are some isolated usefulness, I'd say NO, at least for work PC.
Personally, I think it's a great idea. If Microsoft moved all their Windows products to Adware, then computer users would start to grumble. Computer users grumbling will eventually produce a desire to move off of Windows. Then I'll come along and charge $150/hr to set them up with "more technologically advanced Macintoshes". See? It's a win-win for everyone!
Of course, I'd need to take my time setting up the Macs. The blasted things are too damn easy to install. I don't even need to ghost the machines! Just extract all the Applications they need. Hmm... maybe I can find an old 10MBit hub. Preferrably with plenty of collisions. Or maybe I'll just charge thousands of dollars to make up a study saying that companies could save money by moving to Macs...
* For the humor impaired, the above is a joke. I don't usually advertise the fact that I make up studies.
Javascript + Nintendo DSi = DSiCade
four hour extended version of Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan
KHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA (sucks in air) AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA (sucks in air) AAAAAAAAAAANNNNN!
Sending a bunch of male programmers advertisements for breast enlargement isn't terribly useful.
You'd be surprised.
This sig rocks the casbah.
This goes on for almost three hours of it...
I think the director was right to "tighten that up" a bit.
A goal is a dream with a deadline
Hell no Windows must go! Hell no Windows must go!
Has anybody seen the film Coyote Ugly, set in a bar where the hot female staff dance on the bar-top? It's pretty shit, but one thing I remember was them chanting 'Hell no h20' and going crazy whenever somebody asked for water.
Reading the parent's comment, I instantly pictured him working in a computer shop, where whenever somebody asks for a copy of Windows, he and the technicians get up on the counter and start chanting 'hell no Windows must go' while gyrating and swinging their black Metallica t-shirts above their heads.
An amusing, yet utterly revolting, picture.
Mother, do you think they'll like this sig?
That's gotta be a troll: VBA, use of windows, and church publicly admitted on slashdot -come on!
It's not so bad. They keep shifting to different camera angle, shots of the moon, shots of Khan gloating, more angles of Kirk, more shots of the moon, more shots of Khan gloating, Spock raising an eyebrow, more angles on Kirk, a few shots of Dr. Marcus and Dr. Marcus looking at each other, more shots of Khan gloating, Spock shifting in his chair, more shots of the moon, Scotty with a horrified look on his face, more angles of Kirk...
You get the idea.
Just consider it the new "WAAAAAAAZZZZZZZZZUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUPPPP!" craze.
Javascript + Nintendo DSi = DSiCade
show announcements by displaying PowerPoint slides (using the free viewer)
That'd be fantastic with ad-supported windows.
[PowerPoint slide transitions in]
Church Potluck, 2pm
Last Name A-J, Salad
Last Name....
[popup]
ENLARG3 Y0UR P3N1S N0W!!!!111
Sony ha
OK, so should we put you down in the "not sure" column?
Reality is defined by the maddest person in the room
I can't.
...the version i'm using now ISN'T ad-supported?
how do i turn off these ads?
A problem has been detected and Windows has been shut down to prevent damage to your computer. IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL If this is the first time you've seen this stop error screen, restart your computer. If this screen appears again, follow these steps: 1) Check to make sure any new hardware or software is properly installed. 2) Buy a delicious Coca-Cola beverage at your Neighborhood Mc Donalds. 3) Enlarge your penis with safe, 100% natural pills.
Instead of Shatner crying out KHAAAAAN [khaaan.com], does he go on a rampage for an hour in the Genesis cave?
It's two hours of Kirk gettin' busy with Carol Marcus. I hear he screams "KHAAAAANNN!" a few times during that bit also.
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