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?"

Comments

OMG!!!

[kc32]

There's a 4-hour version of Wrath of Khan?

Re:OMG!!!

[TheWanderingHermit]

Imposter!

A true Slashdotter would know there is really a 6 hour version of the Wrath of Khan and already have the DVD, both a copy from P2P obtained before the release date, and the official one with the hologram cover and an autographed picture of the Enterprise (but such a person would NOT be wondering how the Enterprise signed a picture).

Hoth!

[Anonymous Coward]

> Sending a bunch of male programmers advertisements for breast enlargement isn't terribly useful.

Breast reduction, on the other hand...

Will they let...

[Geeky]

... Redhat buy ads?

Not yet ad-supported

[Nikademus]

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?

existing feature

[mcraig]

Isn't it already ad supported within like 10 minutes of being connected to the internet ???

Re:Two good uses

[AKAImBatman]

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.

Heh

[Moby Cock]

four hour extended version of Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan

KHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA (sucks in air) AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA (sucks in air) AAAAAAAAAAANNNNN!

Re:no

[Hogwash McFly]

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.

yeah tha'd be great

[Skadet]

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