marketwire.com - 4/9/2009
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SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwire - April 9, 2009) - The Linux Foundation (LF), the nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating the growth of Linux, today announced the winner of its "We're Linux" video contest. Amitay Tweeto, a 25-year-old graphic designer from Israel, beat out 90 contest ...
blog.canonical.com - 4/9/2009
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blog.canonical.com —
Microsoft, FUD and the netbook market Brandon Le
Blanc from Microsoft posted an interesting post about Netbooks
and Linux last week. While we agreed with his comments about customers wanting choice and looking for outstanding hardware options, we ...
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You're a Mac, you're a PC...Now it's our turn, says Linux
Betanews —
... Unlike Microsoft and Apple's advertising campaigns, the winners of the Linux Foundation's contest did not attempt to out-snark or outspend competitors. In reality, how could they? As an admirer of the open source OS community (I use Ubuntu and KDE, but I don't contribute to the development of anything), I believe these videos summed up my idea of the Linux ethos in unspoken ways: They are amateur but not unprofessional, and they each highlight a different aspect that is favorable about Linux. Besting some 90 other commercials, the grand prize-winning video came from 25-year ...
“Apple Tax” calculation in need of amended return
GMSV —
... when Chevy solicited user-generated commercials for the Tahoe pickup in 2006, many of entries focused on how bad the truck was for the environment but desperate times call for desperate measures. And finally, not to be left out of the “I’m a Mac” and “I’m a PC” exchange, the Linux Foundation announced the winners of its “We’re Linux” user-generated video contest ...
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