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This isn't massively new either: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Active_Desktop https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Active_Desktop

• gurkendoktor 9y ago
  Active Desktop was always optional, wasn't it? And was it really used for advertising by default? I thought it was mostly arbitrary browser windows that you could attach to the desktop.
  • kristianc 9y ago
    Active Desktop was on by default in Windows 98 and had channels from content partners that pushed to the desktop.
    • tjoff 9y ago
      No. This was something that your PC manufacturer might have done after an install but not by default when installing from scratch. Also, a completely different thing entirely.