Pop-Up advertising. My Apple Powerbook never gives me pop up ads, er, misrepresentations. A minute ago my Windows machine had what appeared to be an "Official Windows System Message" offering to "update" my search toolbar on Internet Explorer. Yeah, right.
What kills me is that my Windows machine is not exactly defenseless. I've got LavaSoft's AdAware and a full armory of other software tools designed to fumigate pop ups and to prevent their instigators from roosting in my computer. Still, somehow, they insinuate themselves into my computer and cause me misery.
I understand that Longhorn (the code name for the new Microsoft OS) will have DRM so maybe that's the secret to a system that actually works. I don't like the DRM idea so much, but if it kills Pop-ups then that's great.
I'll tell you what I do like, though. My Apple 12" Powerbook running OS X.
2:18:17 PM 
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