Only if you're inured to this kind of corporate intrusion on your machine that you paid for with your money.
My toaster barking, "Hey, wouldn't you like a nice Thomases' English Muffin instead? Nooks and crannies!" is also fairly low-key, but not something I want.
> My toaster barking, "Hey, wouldn't you like a nice Thomases' English Muffin instead? Nooks and crannies!" is also fairly low-key, but not something I want.
On the bright side, my kids would get to (briefly) see a reproduction of After Dark's "Flying Toasters" screensaver.
Maybe more like you rent an apartment that comes with a basic toaster, and has a sticker on the said that says "full feature toaster available, inquire with the landlord if you are interested".
Mildly annoying and silly, but maybe some people wouldn't even consider the possibility if you didn't tell them about it.
If done well, it could just be a way to inform customers of an improved product.
Lets say Apple launched iTunes2 as a separate product and one day you opened iTunes and saw the banner "Try iTunes2!" would that be equally upsetting? Or you go to gmail.com and see a banner for "Try Inbox!" etc.
This isn't candy crush in WordPad, it's an ad for an enhanced text editor
> Lets say Apple launched iTunes2 as a separate product and one day you opened iTunes and saw the banner "Try iTunes2!" would that be equally upsetting
It would, actually. I don't want to be sold to, at all.
I honestly can't imaging who this could be "done well".
> Lets say Apple launched iTunes2 as a separate product and one day you opened iTunes and saw the banner "Try iTunes2!" would that be equally upsetting?
Only if you're inured to this kind of corporate intrusion on your machine that you paid for with your money.
My toaster barking, "Hey, wouldn't you like a nice Thomases' English Muffin instead? Nooks and crannies!" is also fairly low-key, but not something I want.