Got this from a news group (I think it's a joke)
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.;-)
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