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We might see Microsoft adding ads to BSOD
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I remember back in the day before browsers had much in the way of protection, and ads could do basically whatever they wanted on your computer. I distinctly remember seeing ads back in the 2000s that would go fullscreen and emulate a BSOD, with a number to call a fake Microsoft Support.
They still do this
They can't show things outside of your browser window, anymore, which is what those ads did
If there's a click it is able to fullscreen. But yes its slightly more manageable.