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IBM's New Linux Advertising

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the big-blue's-big-bucks dept.

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""

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  1. Mirror by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    In case the site is slow, here is a mirror.

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  2. First Campaign? by CGP314 · · Score: 5, Informative

    What about their 'Peace, love, Linux' hippy campaign they ran a while back.

  3. Want to see the AD ? by ramzak2k · · Score: 5, Informative

    Check this out

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    1. Re:Want to see the AD ? by bigjocker · · Score: 5, Informative

      With wget you will keep getting a refference to the same file.

      mplayer is your friend:

      mplayer http://66.246.105.13:80/adcritic/ibm-linux-prodigy .asf -dumpstream

      check for the file stream.dump

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    2. Re:Want to see the AD ? by broeman · · Score: 5, Informative

      a better solution is to use this link instead, it comes from IBM's homepage and is in a slightly better quality (mpeg): click to download (cannot use Save Link As...)

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  4. Re:Quite so! by tomhudson · · Score: 5, Informative
    Siplifications in favour of linux (some just in the last week or so):
    1. no linux msblaster worms
    2. no linux visual basic for applications cracks
    3. no trains, planes or automobiles stopped by linux viruses, worms or trojans
    4. no linux DRM media players
    5. no linux license fees
    6. no linux authorization codes when you change hardware
    7. no forced upgrade cycle
    8. no having to hunt down 50 cds when trying to rebuild a machine
    If it sounds simpler, it's because it is.
  5. Direct links. by sam_doshi · · Score: 5, Informative

    Quicktime Version 1.6 mb
    MPEG version 8.7 mb