Does Microsoft think we the Linux and Open Source user base are just a bunch of morons? In the latest advertising campaign of the closed sourced software giant that’s exactly what they are hoping for. Go ahead and check out for yourself.
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Top 10 Linux Commercials [Videos]
A collection including adverts from Red Hat, IBM, a Chinese ad that is apparently for Linux, a homemade advert that was possibly made with Blender.
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Community is top priority in monetizing open source Openads
Openads, formerly known as phpAdsNew, is one of the more successful open source development projects. Its online advertising software is used by many thousands of domain owners who want to make a profit on their Web content by selling advertisements.
Read more »WordPress makes a stand for open source morality
The fledgling blogware success story proves that resisting the advertisers can pay greater dividends
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Microsoft's risky, misleading ad campaign
It wouldn't be so bad if the person quoted [in the ad] actually still worked for his State (Illinois in this case). Nor would it be quite as bad if the person in question - Paul Campbell - weren't involved in a swirl of federal subpoenas, allegations of serious ethics violations, and general incompetence.
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Microsoft launch campaign worthy of a politician in it's vagueness
I've come out of retirement because of THIS monstrosity of an ad which I increasingly see coming up on Linux related pages. I hate advertising like this that is designed to confuse...
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When will Linux sellers wake up?
Right there in the middle of the article was the Microsoft ad you see below. Now, I normally block ads on my other Firefox installs, but this time I was running with 'naked' Firefox, and because nothing was blocked I got a surprising eyeful. A big fat anti-Linux Microsoft ad placed right in the middle of an article about Fedora 8. Wow. Incredible placement.
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Linux Journal: the Last Idiot's Club
I dropped my subscription to Linux Journal a couple of years ago because I got tired of their stubborn refusal to admit women into their gearhead club.
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Ubuntu Viral Videos
There has been a proposal put forth to start a marketing project similar to the Firefox Flicks campaign for Ubuntu.
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Advertising over adwordising
On-line magazines will frequently raise money by advertising, and often it is the only source of revenue. However, the way a lot of on-line advertising works is that there is little control as to what advertisement appears next to what article, or so it would seem.
Read more »Advertising the open-source way with Openads
Openads is one of the most interesting open-source projects/companies on the planet. Period.
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The last Linux adoption barrier is marketing
"There are many barriers for adoption to Linux... These barriers are perception as opposed to the fact in many instances but there is one area in which Linux lacks creativity, energy, and innovation. This area, if addressed at all, is done in pale imitation of others and poorly executed. That area? Marketing."
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Microsoft Windows patent will spy for advertisers
If you thought adverts on the web have become more offensive and more intrusive than ever before, then it might be time to find alternatives to using software from Microsoft.
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