Free windows - ad supported.

[Deefer]

Apologies for the off topic post but I can't find a Windows equivalent of
this area.

A free version of Windows would have a lot of benefits.

1. Overnight creation of one of the largest advertising bases in the world.

2. A major reduction in piracy (not elimination - just reduction)

3. A short circuiting of the arms race between the people who write the
activation protection mechanisms and the crackers

4. The creation of a legal alternative for developing markets and third
world countries

5. lots more (linux, apple, etc)

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[Tom Willett]

You must not have looked very hard, there are countless windows newsgroups.

: Apologies for the off topic post but I can't find a Windows equivalent of
: this area.
:
: A free version of Windows would have a lot of benefits.
:
: 1. Overnight creation of one of the largest advertising bases in the
world.
:
: 2. A major reduction in piracy (not elimination - just reduction)
:
: 3. A short circuiting of the arms race between the people who write the
: activation protection mechanisms and the crackers
:
: 4. The creation of a legal alternative for developing markets and third
: world countries
:
: 5. lots more (linux, apple, etc)
:
: ----------------
: This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the
: suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I
: Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow
this
: link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then
: click "I Agree" in the message pane.
:
:
http://www.microsoft.com/office/com...-0a7ea19a266a&dg=microsoft.public.office.misc