Unisys: We No Longer Have A Way Out

rbochan writes "Some of you may recall a couple of years back when Microsoft and Unisys decided that a multi-million dollar ad campaign against *nix was in order, dubbed 'We Have A Way Out.' The results weren't what they'd hoped. ZDNet is now reporting that Unisys has done an about face and is now touting Linux as 'a mature technology and the right cost-effective option for many companies.'"

Comments

I remember when ...

[krygny]

... the site first went up. IIRC, it was hosted on Apache on Solaris (or some such *NIX). A day or so later, it was pulled and replaced with IIS on Windows [NT|2000]. After that, I never payed it no nevermind.

Unisys needs more PR

[klingens]

One issue is that the company does not have great visibility outside its core markets. "Customers say, 'We wish you were better known,' and we have to address that," he said.

That's an easy request: just patent more popular graphics fileformats with submarine patents and then start enforcing them a few years down the line. Instant Press!

Campaign slogan

[Slashdiddly]

Well, it's possible they meant it as in "suicide is a way out". It's true!

Unisys' strategy for growth

[rsax]

He said the enterprise services company is now focused on four core areas: Enterprise security, real-time infrastructures, open source and the Microsoft market.

Way to narrow it down.

Re:But how does M$ do it?

[abigor]

I guess you're too young to remember "Hacked By Chinese".

I found it funny

[krray]

I remember when they first came out with "WeHaveTheWayOut.com" campaign.

I dutifully registered (expired last year) "TheyDoNotHaveTheWayOut.com"
and merrily pointed it to go to FuckMicrosoft.com

Now you know how I feel. :)

There is always a way out...

[Linker3000]

"Computer, Arch"