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[Rickkins]

Freakin' ads to be placed in metro apps....(can this **** get any worse...???)

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Windows 8 in-app advertisements get their own preview


By Mat Smith posted Jun 20th 2012 4:11PM

Microsoft's own advertising blog (yes, it exists) has revealed how its going to frame ads inside incoming Metro-themed apps. While announcing partnerships with six different ad design teams, Microsoft threw up an example, above, that ties together a Seattle Sounders FC app with a panel showing off a pair of Adidas' latest Predator cleats. The adis located at the far edge of the apparently scroll-able app and clicking / tapping on the side will launch into a dedicated page, with a back button visibly ready to swing you back. While it looks relatively unobtrusive at the moment, the background of the app will also be up for advertising grabs, able to integrate videos, text and other media. Let's hope it doesn't ruin those delicate Metro lines when Windows 8 finally arrives.

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Edited by Denis W, 24 June 2012 - 15:05.

[Hum]

Yet another of my 17 reasons not to buy Windows 8

[+remixedcat]

what I have are bandwidth concerns! I hope this does not load some HD B/W sucking ads like the xbox 360 does!

[+Vice]

The OS that just keeps giving

[Rickkins]

I could see it, if win8 was freeware, but c'mon...this is just over the top greed.

[ChuckFinley]

That is crap especially if you are PAYING for Windows 8! Adverts are bloody EVERYWHERE these days!!!

[pickypg]

Rickkins, on 23 June 2012 - 14:02, said:

Freakin' ads to be placed in metro apps....(can this **** get any worse...???)

I can't wait to hear the fanboi's spin this one....

Don't download an ad supported app? Crisis averted...

[Mike Frett]

And here come the people to defend it, saying Win8 it's the best thing since Beer. In 3...2..1

[pickypg]

Mike Frett, on 23 June 2012 - 14:09, said:

And here come the people to defend it, saying Win8 it's the best thing since Beer. In 3...2..1

There is nothing to defend or attack here. This is by nature of having an app store with free apps available. Companies can choose to release the apps as ad supported, or they can make you pay for them, or both if they're greedy enough.

This is just like on all smartphones where there is a system available to put ads into your apps.

Windows 8 will not be popping up ads, or putting ads into apps that people wrote without them. Only apps that use them to effectively pay for themselves, rather than having you pay for them upfront.

[+SOOPRcow]

You know what the sad part is off this post... the blog post you reference lists Neowin as the source ... lawl... http://www.neowin.ne...ncepts-revealed

[+Blank]

um, well i guess we can moan about ads in android, and ios apps as well, while we're at it.

Microsoft is jsut making the ads sexy and blend in, instead of a 90s block ad that the others use.

[+simrat]

not a fanboy, i hate Metro like most of people like you, but even i can see that like every app store, Windows 8 will have free ad supported apps too. Apple store have them, Android marketplace have them, and if some developers implant same thing in Metro apps, its MS fault. Yeah right. The title and OP's post sounds more like a flame bait.

[Wakers]

Just don't download apps that have adverts in. It's no different to an app store that has free versions of apps with ad support.

It's not going to be in every single app.

[giantpotato]

Free programs have had ads in them since Windows 95. eg. NetZero, KaZaA, MSN Messenger. The only difference here is the format.

[CSharp.]

simrat, on 23 June 2012 - 14:22, said:

not a fanboy, i hate Metro like most of people like you, but even i can see that like every app store, Windows 8 will have free ad supported apps too. Apple store have them,

Only the iOS App store, not the OS X app store. iAd at least is an iOS-only thing at this point.