RE: UKNM: Whats next after Freeserve?

[Martin Lloyd]

> L.A. at christmas, I heard a radio feature about Californian company (name

> eludes me) launching an Access service where each 'successful' subscriber

> was given a PC to access their service.


Freepcs.com is probably the one you're thinking of. The model is that you

sign up for a free PC and in exchange provide them with enough demographic

data to fill a phone directory. Then whenever you use the PC it shows you

adverts and whenever you connect to the net it downloads more ads in the

background.


There's also some kind of checking procedure to stop you applying for the PC

and sticking it in a cupboard to work as a server while never looking at the

adverts.


I'm going to stick mmy neck out now and say it'll never work.


Yours


Martin Lloyd 

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