I might want it now, but if that was the condition when I was a kid, I'd probably not be computer-proficient right now. In my childhood, unless you came from a rich and computer-interested family, everything you used was a combination of free software and pirated software.

I'm all for getting rid of all advertising in any (humanitarian) way possible, but that's the one thing that still bugs me - how to ensure kids with no disposable income will be able to work with the software used by pros?

If advertisers are spending $150/month on users they are probably earning at least $50/month from users. But it's not distributed evenly - a lot is probably for big ticket items.

My point is, people are paying it anyway.