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by kristianc 3252 days ago
This isn't massively new either:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Active_Desktop
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gurkendoktor 3252 days ago
Active Desktop was always optional, wasn't it? And was it really used for advertising by default? I thought it was mostly arbitrary browser windows that you could attach to the desktop.
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kristianc 3252 days ago
Active Desktop was on by default in Windows 98 and had channels from content partners that pushed to the desktop.
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tjoff 3252 days ago
No. This was something that your PC manufacturer might have done after an install but not by default when installing from scratch.

Also, a completely different thing entirely.

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