Microsoft was recently granted US Patent 7536726, "Restricted software and hardware usage on a computer ".

From the patent:
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Microsoft is contemplating offering a cost free version of its Windows operating system. Revenues will be generated by advertising. See the patent number 20060168664 entitled "Profitable free computing resources leveraging the advertising model"Okay... Microsoft is looking to give away computers and software if you are willing to watch ads ( Read more... )