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Simon Waters wrote: > Tom Potts wrote: >> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/07/18/microsoft_advertising_pc_patent/ >> they must be getting really desperate to even think of this > > Nah Google have been doing this for years, and it didn't do them any harm. Unless I've missed something, google haven't been stealing files from my computer in order to target advertising at me through word processors, media players and email clients. Targetted advertising maybe old. But microsoft are obviously adding a new unsavoury twist to a stolen idea as usual... Anton -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html