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John Miller wrote:

> Mass advertising through software is an interesting idea, but I think any
> attempts in this direction would provoke the same response as has copy
> protection -- a major outcry of protest and a thriving industry for
> removing the unwanted features of the software.  Although some advertisements
> are recognized for artistic merit or comic relief, the public generally
> is contemptuous and unappreciative of advertising.

Ah, but you forget, soap software is free, like broadcast TV.  Will you pay
for a modified software version rather than accept the free one?  Some will
of course, and some will buy additional software to remove commercials from
their soap software.  But this is a small problem.  It's like the "mute"
buttons on TV sets and the fast forware buttons on VCRs.  I have both of
these commercial killers, but I still see about 2/3 of all commercials
beamed to me.

A more interesting problem is finding advertisers who would buy space of
technical products.

Kurt Guntheroth