Operating systems.... with ads...

2009-10-22 04:51:07

#1

Zimmer: Un Moderador; +1,688|7016|Scotland

You read correctly.

http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/22/appl … rmageddon/

I honestly have nothing more to ad to this. But it would be terrible.

2009-10-22 04:52:46

#2

Cheez: Herman is a warmaphrodite; +1,027|6699|King Of The Islands

They'll make malware trendy.

My state was founded by Batman. Your opinion is invalid.

2009-10-22 04:59:30

#3

Zimmer: Un Moderador; +1,688|7016|Scotland

Can you imagine your computer freezing up whilst playing a game and an ad coming up? I would kill someone.

2009-10-22 05:15:08

#4

mcminty: Moderating your content for the Australian Govt.; +879|6981|Sydney, Australia

Btw, if you read the patent application..

The presentation of the advertisement(s) can be made as part of an approach where the user obtains a good or service, such as the operating system, for free or at reduced cost.

Edit:

Zimmer wrote:
Can you imagine your computer freezing up whilst playing a game and an ad coming up? I would kill someone.

Ha. Game.. Mac.. game.. mac.. game?!?!

Heh, I give my friends a good laugh when I claim to "play" photoshop

2009-10-22 05:22:36

#5

Zimmer: Un Moderador; +1,688|7016|Scotland

I'd rather pay Â£1000 for an operating system than get a free one with ads, tbh.

Well, you can play WoW

2009-10-22 05:35:06

#6

mcminty: Moderating your content for the Australian Govt.; +879|6981|Sydney, Australia

Zimmer wrote:
I'd rather pay Â£1000 for an operating system than get a free one with ads, tbh.

Well, you can play WoW

Yeah of course, I'd also pay to get a proper OS.

WOW? Oh, in that case I think I'll go download the public beta of Lightroom 3 and play around with that

2009-10-22 05:36:15

#7

AussieReaper: ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°); +5,761|6413|what

I think I'll stick with Open Source operating systems if that's the case.

2009-10-22 06:24:23

#8

Benzin: Member; +576|6258

AussieReaper wrote:
I think I'll stick with Open Source operating systems if that's the case.

If these ad-supported OS's would ever gain ground, I'd jump ship to Linux at the first chance.

2009-10-22 07:28:13

#9

Agent_Dung_Bomb: Member; +302|6996|Salt Lake City

Gamers don't let gamers use a Mac.

2009-10-22 07:37:10

#10

max: Vela Incident; +1,652|6827|NYC / Hamburg

/hugs linux, BSD, hurd and solaris

_{once upon a midnight dreary, while i pron surfed, weak and weary, over many a strange and spurious site of ' hot xxx galore'. While i clicked my fav'rite bookmark, suddenly there came a warning, and my heart was filled with mourning, mourning for my dear amour, " 'Tis not possible!", i muttered, " give me back my free hardcore!"..... quoth the server, 404.}

2009-10-22 07:55:31