betanews.com - 4/9/2009
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The Linux Foundation has announced its own ads that extol the virtues of open source.
blog.canonical.com - 4/9/2009
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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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ldn.linuxfoundation.org - 4/8/2009
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Amanda McPherson's picture Announcing the “We’re Linux” Video
Contest Finalists by Amanda McPherson on Apr 6, 2009...
The journey that begin during last football season with the realization that Microsoft paid Jerry Seinfeld $10 million for his ...
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Macsimum News —
... “You’re a Mac, you’re a PC…Now it’s our turn, says Linux: The Linux Foundation has announced its own ads that extol the virtues of open source.”— BetaNews “Apple iPod Touch named T3’s gadget of the year”— ...
Another Laptop Hunters $1500 Ad by Microsoft. Meanwhile Linux Comes out to Play
ithinkdifferent —
... time claiming they’re for kids. Even though Lisa, Jackson’s mom, thinks Macs are pretty and popular for her kid’s age, the kid rejects it! Talk about being smart. Instead they get a Sony VAIO FW with Blu-ray and a big screen so he can play games. It’s funny when they say, “BLUU RAYY”. Looks weird honestly. Apple still hasn’t replied to these commercials with I’m a Mac ads so far.
Meanwhile, Linux has also come up with their own ads. They are user submitted and can be found at the We’re Linux contest ...
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TechBlog —
... - What benefits would a solid aluminum, one-piece iPod have? • You're a Mac, you're a PC...Now it's our turn, says Linux - Linux Foundation to start running its own TV ads. The commercials were winners in an open-source ad contest. Posted by Dwight at April 10, 2009 06:21 AM Comments Post a comment Please use a valid e-mail address . We don't harvest addresses, you will not be spammed and your address will not be publicly visible. But if I have a question about your comment, I need to be able to contact you. Thank you. URL: Remember Me? Yes No Comments: (you may use ...
“Apple Tax” calculation in need of amended return
GMSV —
... sites like YouTube, Flickr and Twitter. The company knows it’s leaving itself open to backfire damage 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 lower budget, but very earnest . Share/Save/Bookmark
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