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paulzolo
What's a life?
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Fogmeister
I haven't seen my friends in so long
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As long as it doesn't come anywhere near my computer I'll be happy.
This is the worst thing that anyone could ever do to a computer of any description.
I'd rather pay twice the amount and have no ads.
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forquare1
I haven't seen my friends in so long
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Location: /dev/tty0
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Or, rather amusingly, pay nothing at all...
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big_D
What's a life?
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Location: Bramsche
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Darn, and I was about to buy a 27" iMac  It would stop me upgrading to a new version, unless there was an ad-free version. Adverts just don't work. They are annoying and distracting and make me want to buy a product less, not more.
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Amnesia10
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The same applies to me. If you are spending a fortune on a new machine the very last thing you want is an ad driven OS. I will tolerate emails notifying me of new products and offers but not through everything I do. _________________Do concentrate, 007... "You are gifted. Mine is bordering on seven seconds." https://www.dropbox.com/referrals/NTg5MzczNTkhttp://astore.amazon.co.uk/wwwx404couk-21
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ProfessorF
What's a life?
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Ain't.
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Happen.
Really. Think about the control Apple like to have over their OS. I honestly can't see them letting 'partybingo.com' or 'dell.com' showing ads via their OS.
This is, I think, one of the silly season patents that get filed, with no intention of it seeing the light of day.
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gavomatic57
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Well, if they did this, I'd be reaching straight for a linux or FreeBSD disc, but it would be foolhardy for Apple to introduce it at this point in time. It is not as if a full version of OSX is expensive, at least not compared to Vista and SP3.
Maybe they are trying to get a patent in there before Google or MS get the chance with the sole purpose of parking the idea. We can hope.
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Amnesia10
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That would make much more sense. People are actually willing to pay for OSX each time, that will evaporate with an ad sponsored version of the OS. _________________Do concentrate, 007... "You are gifted. Mine is bordering on seven seconds." https://www.dropbox.com/referrals/NTg5MzczNTkhttp://astore.amazon.co.uk/wwwx404couk-21
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