Windows sneaks on your files to display relevant ads!!!
When Google first announced Gmail and it’s relevant ads behavior, public concern over privacy was raised and expressed. Nevertheless it was all a free service that Google wants to make money out of. Now, and as per this new patent, Microsoft will be utilizing the email and word processor clients stored on your PC to display content related ads. To do this ofcourse, the so called “Advertising Framework” needs to pull “context data” from the end user PC over the internet, utilizing the user bandwidth and his own resources, to educate Microsoft and the publishers about the relevant Ads to display and annoy the customer with. Like the Microsoft Assistant wasn’t enough of trouble. Like the price we are paying for Windows and Office is not enough to cover their expenses, and like Windows already runs like lightning and there is all the space for more free cycle utilization.
There are still no details as to how the Ads behavior will be, but I am assuming something stupid as Office Assistant. The whole idea it self doesn’t get into my mind. I do understand ads in FREE softwares, but Microsoft and Office aren’t those type of software. In addition to that, I think that might open the door for more lawsuits. Something like, Wordpad comes preinstalled with Windows and only Microsoft can utilize showing Ads there. Google and Yahoo might ask for a share of the rights… eventually that is. For scientific and FREE softwares, I sometimes allow them to gather some user information on good basis, but not for that one. No Thank You Sir! Last thing I need is some popups in the middle of work delivering ads to me. Plus, I don’t need any more overhead to my internet connection. It’s already slow n expensive.
F or the news source and more, see The Register.
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Google is already using a special OS that they’ve designed for their servers btw, but nothing for consumers yet :/
3baid: I know they were working on enhanced version of Linux in their labs, don’t know if they depend on it yet or not. However, the way Google works is really as you mentioned. They develop something for internal use, when it’s good enough, it’s out for public Beta.
Question is, though, why would they announce it? Are they TRYING to look stupid in front of everyone?
@kroms: or actually, this is something that they have to tell. It is going to be obvious when people start getting ads. The funny thing is, they have went and patented it so that no one can do what they are doing.
Microsoft is all about making money. They don’t care about a secure OS (or bother to make it useful). Sooner or later everyone’s going to switch to Mac or Linux. I’ve already seen it happen.