Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Fri 4th Aug 2006 00:55 UTC
In all 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. A few years ago we featured an editorial and poll on the subject here at OSNews.
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2005-08-18
"However, it would be nice if Adblock included an option to download ads as normal, but just have them not show up on the page (rather than blocking them outright as happens now). This way, as far as the advertisers are concerned, I viewed their ad."
And has also wasted your bandwidth, something that you may be paying for.