Apple Wouldn’t Risk Its Cool Over a Gimmick, Would It?

In a patent application, a new way to make consumers acknowledge a pop-up ad.

“Some of the best-loved technology on the planet” is how Apple describes its products when recruiting new employees. It’s a fair description.

But the love that consumers send Apple’s way could flag if the company puts into place new advertising technology it has developed. In an application filed last year and made public last month by the United States ... Full Story »

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by Fabrice Florin - Nov. 15, 2009

Interesting commentary about a new advertising technology recently patented by Apple, which has the potential to force people to watch ads on a variety of devices. This story relies mostly on Apple's patent application for its factual evidence, and cites with a related report about Microsoft's plans for ads in its software. Most of this article are about the author's speculations on how this technology might be used, which were not all that insightful or helpful to me.

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