
Is Apple Creating Ad-Supported Devices?

It’s not often Apple investigates cost-cutting measures. Consider MP3 players. They existed long before the iPod, but Apple took the technology, put it in a great-looking box, doubled the price and had a world-wide hit. It’s the same story for the iPhone, iMacs, and the other technology Apple produces. Apple fanboys are rarely price-sensitive. When a new Apple product appears, they will sell their children for medical experiments just to get their hands on the device. However, a recently discovered Apple patent reveals the company are considering alternative revenue options. The patent refers to an “enforcement routine” which plays adverts at pre-defined intervals that the user would not be able to skip. In addition, the device may asks questions or request specific key-press combinations to ensure the…










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ultraculture (Ultra Culture) : Have you ever wanted to watch the new Tron Legacy trailer with an advert for Gin in front of it? It's your lucky day. http://bit.ly/duPbC2.. Updated : 2010-03-16T11:37:10Z | Reply | View Tweet |
| AaronKane (Aaron-Kane Gumbs) : Check Charlie Clemence out doing the voiceover for Orange Wednesday's advert lol.. Updated : 2010-03-16T11:37:01Z | Reply | View Tweet |
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LadyMcScamp (Jaim Molloy) : RT @Fadercreep: The Sun "EXPOSES" 14 year old lap dancer in what feels like a pervy erotic story / advert for the club http://bit.ly/cperUO.. Updated : 2010-03-16T11:35:12Z | Reply | View Tweet |
| BarryLeighann (Leighann Barry ) : Oh my goshh! The mikado biscuit advert is back barrys!! With the chinese woman on the the photocopier!! Loool.. Updated : 2010-03-16T11:33:51Z | Reply | View Tweet |
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Naome (Naome Morris) : OMG. New Moon DVD advert on channel 4 just now. SQUEEEEEE... Updated : 2010-03-16T11:33:15Z | Reply | View Tweet |
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'Wash by hand... in coleslaw': hilariously mangled English
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Entire Olympic Basketball Team Make Racist Gesture
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Richard Hammond is Clearly the Man
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