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Level 5Nov 16th 2009 10:12AM
This article is incomplete. Yes, Apple filed such a patent. However, if you look closer, this would be an ad-supported FREE version of the OS. Personally, I doubt this would take off. People would rather just pay for the ad-free version of the OS per usual than worry about saving money up front and dealing with headaches later.
vicagredaNov 16th 2009 10:25AM
It does seem odd to "sell" your OS with something that directly affects usability, doesn't it?
JordanNov 16th 2009 11:18AM
Why would Apple want a free ad-supported OS. The only way to "legally" run Mac OS is to buy their damn expensive system...by doing that you're buying the OS anyways.
Or do they want this:
"Heyyy you spent 3000 dollars on that computer last year but we have a new OS out now. You can have it for free but we're now going to blast you with ads unless you fork over money for the OS or buy a new machine"
Basically I think it boils down to Apple has a small userbase. By giving people a free OS they make nothing on the OS itself, but they make much much more over the years through advertising revenue than they would have by just selling the OS. They would want people to use the free one so that they made more, but that could hurt them in the end because people would find their OS annoying and leave. Apple just being non-consumer friendly once again.