Apple users forced to interact with Ads

**Jesus Jones** · 18-11-2009, 12:36 AM

Via: New York Times:
Its distinctive feature is a design that doesn’t simply invite a user to pay attention to an ad — it also compels attention. The technology can freeze the device until the user clicks a button or answers a test question to demonstrate that he or she has dutifully noticed the commercial message. Because this technology would be embedded in the innermost core of the device, the ads could appear on the screen at any time, no matter what one is doing.
The system also has a version for music players, inserting commercials that come with an audible prompt to press a particular button to verify the listener’s attentiveness.
The inventors say the advertising would enable computers and other consumer electronics products to be offered to customers free or at a reduced price. In exchange, recipients would agree to view the ads. If, down the road, users found the advertisements and the attentiveness tests unendurable, they could pay to make the device “ad free” on a temporary or permanent basis.

cryptogon.com » Apple Patents Technology That Would Force Users to Interact with Ads

**Wallalai** · 18-11-2009, 01:07 AM

In the same article.

Filing a patent application, of course, doesn’t necessarily mean that the company plans to use the technology.

**Butterfly** · 18-11-2009, 09:32 AM

fucking Apple, more greedy than MS, without the technology superiority.

They should stick to making iPods,

**taxexile** · 18-11-2009, 09:39 AM

wont be long before thai visa start playing those games.

watterinja · 18-11-2009, 09:44 AM

The hackers/crackers will overcome.

**nidhogg** · 18-11-2009, 10:09 AM

Originally Posted by Jesus Jones

The inventors say the advertising would enable computers and other consumer electronics products to be offered to customers free or at a reduced price. In exchange, recipients would agree to view the ads. If, down the road,

tis not a completely unreasonable compromise, get it free, with the costs being supported by advertising. Lots of places we have this compromise already (newspapers etc).

But, unusually, I also agree with Diaw, 5 minutes with one of Pantips bright boys, and those ads will be gone......

**Butterfly** · 18-11-2009, 12:40 PM

Apple can be quite creative when it comes to protect their copyright, they have been doing it for decades with their software and it worked.

even cracked iPhone, iPod can bomb if you hack them

**slackula** · 18-11-2009, 02:55 PM

Originally Posted by Butterfly

more greedy than MS, without the technology superiority.

Clippy laughs at your shenanigans!

Microsoft "technology superiority":

**baldrick** · 18-11-2009, 08:40 PM

you are only leasing from steve - its his hardware and software so do as you are told in your ilife

**Butterfly** · 18-11-2009, 10:28 PM

clippy was 10 years ago, time to move on Slack

speaking of idiot software, remember CyberDog

**Wallalai** · 19-11-2009, 02:50 PM

**Butterfly** · 19-11-2009, 03:18 PM

^ typical Mactard, can't face the truth, living under a rock

**slackula** · 19-11-2009, 03:33 PM

^ Says Monsieur "I've owned 12 Macs".

**Butterfly** · 19-11-2009, 03:51 PM

Yes, I was reborn again when I was saved by Linux

**Wallalai** · 19-11-2009, 03:58 PM

^^

I cannot read the crap you wrote, comment based on the slackula's post.

How can someone be so stupid to buy 12 Macs to figure it's crap ?

**baldrick** · 19-11-2009, 04:10 PM

Originally Posted by Wallalai

How can someone be so stupid to buy 12 Macs to figure it's crap ?

brainwashing cults tend to have that effect

**Butterfly** · 19-11-2009, 04:14 PM

yes, I was an Apple follower, and I reformed

proof there is a god,

DaffyDuck · 19-11-2009, 04:17 PM

Wow, the clueless are all over this thread - funny (Baldrick, Butterfly - kudos to JJ for starting a thread to bring out the usual trolls)

DaffyDuck · 19-11-2009, 04:19 PM

Originally Posted by Butterfly

clippy was 10 years ago, time to move on Slack

speaking of idiot software, remember CyberDog

...yep Microsoft Bob was a real winner.

...and cyberdog was 12 years ago - time to move on, Butterfly.

**Wallalai** · 19-11-2009, 04:29 PM

Originally Posted by baldrick

Originally Posted by Wallalai

How can someone be so stupid to buy 12 Macs to figure it's crap ?

brainwashing cults tend to have that effect

I'm very happy with my Mac computers, even more than with my GNU/linux distribs on PC.

If you don't use it or don't like it don't comment. I'm a retard and have stopped to comment on Windows threads.

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