[langalist] 19-Jul-99 LangaList

Date: Sun, 18 Jul 1999 16:14:39 Subject: [langalist] 19-Jul-99 LangaList To: "The LangaList" &lt;langalist(a)lists.dundee.net&gt; From: "Fred Langa" &lt;fred(a)langa.com&gt; List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:leave-langalist-1984989J@lists.dundee.net> Reply-To: listreply(a)langa.com Subscribe/Unsubscribe/Address Change info is at the end of this note. Just For Grins: Reader Assaf Tzur-El sends in this gem: MICROSOFT TO SELL AD SPACE IN ERROR MESSAGES Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) announced that it is selling advertising space in the error messages that appear in Windows. Acknowledging for the first time that the average user of their operating system encounters error messages at least several times a day, Microsoft is trying to take financial advantage of the unavoidable opportunity to make an ad impression. "We estimate that throughout the world at any given moment several million people are getting a `General Protection Fault' or `Illegal Operation' warning. We will be able to generate significant revenue by including a short advertising message along with it," said Microsoft marketing director Nathan Mirror. He also mentioned that Microsoft is intended to add banner ads into its Blue Screen of Death in the near future. The Justice Department immediately indicated that they intend to investigate whether Microsoft is gaining an unfair advantage in reaching the public with this advertising by virtue of its semi-monopolistic control over error messages. See you next issue! Best, Fred ( fred(a)langa.com ) ---------------- Please Visit This LangaList Sponsor! ------ InternationalTimes.com The World's Free Daily Print Newspaper. Get an 8 Page Fax-Style Newspaper Free. http://www.internationaltimes.com It looks and feels like a newspaper! It *is* a newspaper! The International Times is available in two ways, download from the Internet or receive it through e-mail, both in Adobe Acrobat format, allowing reproduction on any computer and printer. email: publisher(a)InternationalTimes.com ------------------------------------------------------------ --- You are currently subscribed to the langalist as: foxvideo(a)wincom.net UNSUBSCRIBE: send a blank email to leave-langalist-1984989J(a)lists.dundee.net SUBSCRIBE (it's free!): Send email to subscribe-langalist(a)lists.dundee.net Why are you getting this newsletter? There are only two ways to get on the

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