http://blogs.msdn.com/b/heatherleigh/archive/2009/11/18/if-this-isn-t-evil-it-s-at-least-suckage.aspxAnd gimmicky. Using ads are one thing. I've gotten good at ignoring them. But requiring my attention? Well that is crap. Using the technical term. I don't like to tag companies with "evil." Because a lot of what people like to refer to as "evil" isen-USTelligent Evolution Platform Developer Build (Build: 5.6.50428.7875)http://blogs.msdn.com/b/heatherleigh/archive/2009/11/18/if-this-isn-t-evil-it-s-at-least-suckage.aspx#9925579Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:22:35 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:9925579HeatherLeigh<p>Yeah, it's not the ad I have a problem with, it's the &quot;enforcement routine&quot;.</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=9925579" width="1" height="1">http://blogs.msdn.com/b/heatherleigh/archive/2009/11/18/if-this-isn-t-evil-it-s-at-least-suckage.aspx#9925538Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:40:04 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:9925538--Lisa<p>Agreed. &nbsp;Even as a marketer, that seems a bit egregious.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=9925538" width="1" height="1">http://blogs.msdn.com/b/heatherleigh/archive/2009/11/18/if-this-isn-t-evil-it-s-at-least-suckage.aspx#9925481Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:43:10 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:9925481Joe Enos<p>I don't know - forcing users to see advertising to get products for free or cheap has been fundamental to most mediums: TV, radio, newspapers, magazines, the web...</p> <p>Plus, since it's technology, I wouldn't be surprised to see hackers jailbreak it a few months after it's released anyway, to let people skip the ads - not that I condone that type of behavior...</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=9925481" width="1" height="1">