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IBM's New Linux Advertising
Amit Shah writes "IBM is airing a commercial featuring Linux as reported on Economic Times. This could be the first major way to reach out to normal users and explain the benefits of open source and Linux. The ad says, "Collecting data is only the first step toward wisdom, but sharing data is the first step toward community""
Where's Tux?! Bah! It's not Linux without the penguin...
In Soviet Russia, the television watches YOU!
/me thinks IBM should also explain in the ad weather or not it will be compatible with all the built in cup holders that come with computers nowadays.
Last 12 frames of the ad, bottom left "Linux is (C) SCO and used without permission."
naw, I made that up.
Trolling is a art,
"Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. Linux may contain intellectual property of SCO. Linux users may be liable for intellectual property infractions. Linux is not to be taken internally. If you have side effects after installing Linux, such as dryness of mouth or shortness of breath, discontinue use and consult a physician. Linux is not for all users. Not all Linux companies go up in value; some go down."
You mean I can make a phone call . . . from my car?!
Letting other people collect the data, and then saying it's yours and suing everyone that has it without your permission, is the road to profitability.
He's nine years old, bright-eyed and hungry to learn. Meet Linux, or a human embodiment of the computer operating system, in a new television commercial by IBM.
Meet SCO, Linux's molester-uncle.
He's nine years old, bright-eyed and hungry to learn. Meet Linux, or a human embodiment of the computer operating system
I'm going to say it was a wise choice not to use Linus in the commercial.
But how can he type while carrying his security blanket?
Big Blue was the bad guy.
It feels kind of creepy to be cheering IBM on...
Go IBM!!!!
Big Brother Bush is doubleplus ungood.
In the IBM commercial, a blond, blue-eyed boy sits mum as a stream of celebrities ply him with information on everything from plumbing to the mysteries of the universe.
I think the image of a little boy being approached and molested by a bunch of creepy strangers sums up the Linux community and ethos to a T.
But shouldn't it be GNU/Linux?
I don't need no instructions to know how to rock!!!!
In July, IBM reached a three-year sponsorship deal with the NFL.
They're going to advertise Linux during televised NFL games? Isn't that sort of like advertising beer during Oprah?
Just picture the two of them together, stoned out of their gourds, with a guy in a big penguin suit behind them.
...who later grew up and, upon reaching manhood, was promptly sued by the RIAA, MPAA and SCO for sharing data with the rest of the community.
Are you sure that's not: Collecting data is only the first step toward wisdom, but re-theming your desktop a dozen times while your kernel compiles is the death of productivity."
taken! (by Davidleeroth) Thanks Bingo Foo!
I liked Sex, Drugs, UNIX better.
"I'd rather be a lightning rod than a seismometer." -Ken Kesey
It doesn't matter that people are reluctant to use MACs -- I mean, really, as soon as they fire up any network enabled PC, they're gonna be using a MAC, it is, after all, part of how network adapters work isn't it? And I'm surprised you're talking about them this way, I mean it's pretty nerdy to even know what a Media Access Control address is, and you seem to discuss them with such authority.
Oh, wait a minute, were you talking about Macs, as in the 'Macintosh' computer manufactured by Apple?
"That naive cube! How long must I suffer this!" --Sheldon J. Plankton
that the harvard prof who says "collecting data .." is called GATES!
Naw, more like the kid with the fake fin strapped to his back.
It's just a beta! The real text (voiceover) is as follows:
If Linux were a penguin, it would be growing, fast. Taught by the best. Gaining wisdom between its ears. And sharing. It would be in business, education, government and homes. It would be a nine-year-old penguin chasing the world. So be afraid. Be very afraid.
The video will be showing the little kid getting slapped around the head by a 2 meter tall penguin.
Would this be the Finn?
Fellowship 9/11
You have to love convenient ommisions by the marketing folks. IBM point out that Sun has it's own Unix O/S implying "proprietry bad", omitting Sun's linux offerring. They also omit the mention of their own proprietry Unix offering.
;)
Then again, depending on who you believe, they're not allowed to Sell AIX any more
Tp.
no im already here ;)
I find it hard to associate Avery Brooks with IBM. He should have been in a commercial for that big router company.
you are a MAJOR geek.
*sniff*
thank you
that's the nicest thing anyone has ever said to me!
I stole this Sig
It will portray a 28 year old thug called "Microsoft" harassing people in the street, trying to sell them crap for a quick fix.
Unfortunately, in the end an angry mob beats him into a bloody pulp.
You're refering to holes in Apache, not Linus
I think Linus's holes are of concern only to Linus and his physician.
Your courageous and selfless spelling corrections have made me a better person.
It ain't that great. The ad doesn't even say what Linux is.
That's the beauty of it - they managed to make an ad that the average PHB can understand.
or is it ironic that a linux ad is in windows media format?
BSD is for people who love UNIX. Linux is for those who hate Microsoft.
"Linux. The Future is Open. IBM."
should be
"GNU/Linux. The Future is Open. IBM."
They should've cut to a SCO representative strangling the little boy...