[throwaway64]

its not about putting ads on the homescreen? they have done exactly that with xbox already, 50% of the homescreen is composed of ads

https://d35lb3dl296zwu.cloudfront.net/uploads/photo/image/50...

Whats more they try to justify it with sickeningly transparent lies like ads being "Content users are demanding" now.

[CrankyPants]

I was thinking of Android in the sense that they didn't make a phone so they could insert ad slots into the basic UI, but you're totally right.

And personally speaking, just last night I signed in to the dashboard, saw the ads, and thought to myself, "So it's come to this: I have to choose between being monetized by ads, or by rootkits. Great."

[Evbn]

JellyBean puts Play ads in the music app, and on the home screen by default, at least on the Nexus 7.

Also, one of the Kindles has home screen ads.