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Old 12-18-2003, 10:00 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Would you watch ads to get a free computer?

http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/ptech/1...eut/index.html

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A brand-new computer for free may sound too good to be true, but a British company is offering it to every UK household and even promising to replace it with a new machine after three years.

The catch? London-based Metronomy says in return for a free IBM personal computer worth 800 pounds ($1,400 U.S.), customers will have to bear with one minute of on-screen advertising for every 20 minutes of computer use.
So would you do it?

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Old 12-18-2003, 10:03 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Not only no, but hell no!
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Old 12-18-2003, 10:09 AM   #3 (permalink)
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for a celeron?

heck no, i wonder what happens when you are in the middle of a movie or game, does it minimize the game/movie to play the ad?
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Old 12-18-2003, 10:16 AM   #4 (permalink)
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Old 12-18-2003, 10:36 AM   #5 (permalink)
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can I format it
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Old 12-18-2003, 10:38 AM   #6 (permalink)
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Old 12-18-2003, 10:42 AM   #7 (permalink)
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I can just see it now.

Ok I am in a team capture the flag match. I have the flag and have just cleared the last opposition member trying to take me out. As I climb the ramp to my flag my character freezes and "now a word from our sponsors, do you feel tired and sad try new previjoy (cures depression) side effects suicidal behavior rectal bleeding, and vomiting all similiar to sugar pill"

The commercial ends and I find out that I am dead 1 second from saving the game for my team.
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Old 12-18-2003, 10:45 AM   #8 (permalink)
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Geeze, you even have to watch a pop-up just to read the article.

Forget it.
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Old 12-18-2003, 10:58 AM   #9 (permalink)
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errr 7 replies but 3 votes... cache issue or laziness?!

Dunno prison kids, I haven't used IE as a main browser in at least a year or so
No popups for me!
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Old 12-18-2003, 10:59 AM   #10 (permalink)
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What are you using ?

Edit: Do you have a thread link?



Edit reply: Thanks Vass, I'll check it out!

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