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The Ad-Supported Operating System

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the these-files-brought-to-you-by-pepsi dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The appearance of an ad-supported operating system is probably not that far off. This article takes a look at some of the finer points behind an OS which is financed with ad views, and more specifically the logic behind a free version of Windows which could make this a reality. There are a few issues which must be resolved first, but with Microsoft refining Windows Live and shifting some of their focus to advertising, many of the pieces seem to be falling into place."

2 of 330 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Ads in Linux by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    wtf? why are you using root for day to day operations??

  2. Re:Ads in Linux by wumpus188 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    You shouldn't be running as a root.