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Philips Patents Technology to Force Ad Viewing

 
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 19, 2006 5:55 am    Post subject: Philips Patents Technology to Force Ad Viewing Reply with quote
New Scientist reports that Philips has filed a patent for technology to force viewers to watch the
ads in a program. Basically they plan to add extra flags to the Multimedia Home Platform that would
stop controls from working until the ads are finished: If a new idea from Philips catches on, the
company may not be very p...read more
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 19, 2006 7:54 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
"stop people changing channels..."

EXCUSE ME?!?!?!?!?!

I hope philips burns to the ground for this. BOYCOTT anyone?
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 19, 2006 3:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
miglaugh wrote:
"stop people changing channels..." EXCUSE ME?!?!?!?!?!


If my TV wouldn't let me change channels & stuff like what this suggests, it wouldn't be long before TV went out of the window!!! Laughing

TV in Czech is rubbish anyway. There is nothing worth watching which is why I'm always on the internet because it's so much more interesting than TV. The only thing I watch on TV is Formula One and MotoGP.
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