NO!, NO!, AND NO! - I DO NOT WANT AD SUPPORTED DESKTOP SOFTWARE!!!!!!

Tuesday, November 15, 2005

http://news.com.com/Microsoft+eyes+making+desktop+apps+free/2100-1014_3-5951569.html?tag=nefd.top

I just read this story here over at NEWS.COM. I can not emphasize enough that I DO NOT WANT FREAKIN' POPUP ADS IN WINDOWS, OFFICE, OR MY OTHER MAINSTREAM SOFTWARE MICROSOFT!!!! Don't we have enough adware/malware in the world today? MORE ADS? JUST SAY NO!!!!!!!!!

Does MS really want to fall to the level of malware people? Come over and fix the various computers my family has every 6 months. Do it for free. Thats what I have to do because of various tricks played by the malware/adware people. Now, MS is considering just embedding the malware into the operating system and applications. JUST SAY NO!

Another thought popped into my head. This might be necessary to combat piracy and the simple fact that in some poor countries, they just don't have the money to pay for software. If thats the case, then I can understand it. Just not on MY DESKTOP!

**BTW, I hope that this is an incorrect understanding of what happened this summer with Claria and a complete whiff with regards to this memo, but I still don't want NO FREAKIN' ADS IN MY OS AND APPS.**

You already have it with recent versions of MSN Messenger.

Joe - Tuesday, November 15, 2005 7:57:00 AM

Opera.com just give up this idea (adware). I think they did this for good reasons. Could this model work for MS? Maybe, but will look very unprofessional, in my opinion.

informednews.com - Tuesday, November 15, 2005 12:46:00 PM

Don't worry, this is only a PR from MS meant to tell WallStreet that they are aiming at Google. MS is not harming their two cash cows anytime soon.

Stephane Rodriguez - Tuesday, November 15, 2005 1:07:00 PM

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