I agree that people in marketing are not tech-savvy (on the average anyway). I agree that some people would never care that Linux is used in the machine, and that some (though probably very few) would even be scared away by the fact that linux is the basis of the machine.
What strikes me as glaringly obvious though, is that anybody who cares whether or not their radio runs on Linux can already find out that this particular one does just that (look at the coverage it's been given here), and anyone who doesn't know, doesn't care or would shy away from the product because of it probably doesn't read things like slashdot, and would never know the difference.
To me, this a perfect example of marketing genius.
I appreciate your suggestion, and in fact I've heard that before from at least one other person (my lead guitar player). However, most of the people who come to my shows find out about them from facebook events, myspace updates, or tweets as opposed to checking out the events section of my website. Having the links on my home page just makes this all easier for the average person. Also, I've sold a few songs and even a couple albums on the various internet distribution sites you'll see on my banner ad (most sales are at the concerts), but I have yet to sell a single CD from my own online store.
While I agree that one stop shopping looks more professional, at an entry-level people are far more likely to recieve news and purchase from sites they already use and trust. Were I to rely on people checking dickmacinnis.com every day to see if new events have been posted, or even have a mailing list, I can tell you from experience with other band that I've been in that far fewer people would be aware of what's going on.
As always though, criticism is appreciated!
Thanks for checking it out.
Dick
I've been using linux exclusively for the past year as a DAW os. Jack is the best audio server I have used (compared to Mac's CoreAudio and ASIO or WDM on Windows), due to its unlimited flexibility, its builtin network audio component (netjack) and it's low latency. Check out my debut solo album at http://www.dickmacinnis.com/ and see what a person can do.
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I agree that people in marketing are not tech-savvy (on the average anyway). I agree that some people would never care that Linux is used in the machine, and that some (though probably very few) would even be scared away by the fact that linux is the basis of the machine. What strikes me as glaringly obvious though, is that anybody who cares whether or not their radio runs on Linux can already find out that this particular one does just that (look at the coverage it's been given here), and anyone who doesn't know, doesn't care or would shy away from the product because of it probably doesn't read things like slashdot, and would never know the difference. To me, this a perfect example of marketing genius.
I appreciate your suggestion, and in fact I've heard that before from at least one other person (my lead guitar player). However, most of the people who come to my shows find out about them from facebook events, myspace updates, or tweets as opposed to checking out the events section of my website. Having the links on my home page just makes this all easier for the average person. Also, I've sold a few songs and even a couple albums on the various internet distribution sites you'll see on my banner ad (most sales are at the concerts), but I have yet to sell a single CD from my own online store. While I agree that one stop shopping looks more professional, at an entry-level people are far more likely to recieve news and purchase from sites they already use and trust. Were I to rely on people checking dickmacinnis.com every day to see if new events have been posted, or even have a mailing list, I can tell you from experience with other band that I've been in that far fewer people would be aware of what's going on. As always though, criticism is appreciated! Thanks for checking it out. Dick
I've been using linux exclusively for the past year as a DAW os. Jack is the best audio server I have used (compared to Mac's CoreAudio and ASIO or WDM on Windows), due to its unlimited flexibility, its builtin network audio component (netjack) and it's low latency. Check out my debut solo album at http://www.dickmacinnis.com/ and see what a person can do.