Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> __/ [ Kier ] on Wednesday 20 December 2006 13:13 \__
>
>> On Wed, 20 Dec 2006 14:03:14 +0100, High Plains Thumper wrote:
>>
>>> "Alex" wrote:
>>>
>>>> Earlier this morning I visited http://www.linux.com, and to
>>>> my surprise there was a huge Microsoft banner add on the
>>>> top page and right in the middle. It's been a while since
>>>> I visited this site, but what's up with that? Is linux.com
>>>> so despirate they must take revenue from Microsoft, or is
>>>> Microsoft so scared that they have to plug their ads on
>>>> every Linux site? I remember when Linux Magazine started
>>>> showing Microsoft ads, and there was a huge backlash.
>>>>
>>>> Just something odd I noticed.
>>>
>>> It isn't there now. Only ads are HP and IBM as sponsors,
>>> about 2/3rds the way down.
>>
>> Microsoft Dynamics, whatever that is. Just had a quick look myself. I
>> wouldn't callit huge, though.
>
> The same paplies to Slashdot. Same (commercial) owners.
>
> Slashdot promotes windows!
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | This ad appeared on this mornings reload of Slashdot.org. It
> | ran big bold headlines "LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE CHOOSES WINDOWS
> | OVER LINUX FOR RELIABILITY!" and stopped at the frame shown here.
> | The implication is "Windows is more reliable than Linux in server
> | environments. You should run Windows Server 2003 if you want to
> | succeed."
> `----
>
> http://planet-geek.com/archives/003510.html
>
> Can you imagine Linux ads in Microsoft's turf? Money still makes the world go
> round. Marketing/brainwash can defeat merits and values.
>
Ummm?
You're living in a dreamworld if you believe that the bottom line with
ALL linux companies is something other than money. Sure, some of them
manage to do some nice things for people along the way, and a few even
have some sort of business ethic that affects their function...
But when it comes right down to it, revenue is revenue. Linux fanatics
will continue to use Linux despite who's advertising on what website,
and the individuals responsible for the microsoft ad on linux.com know
that.
Furthermore, they know that casual and enterprise Linux users just dont
care who's advertising where. They just want the OS to work. This is
not a political game for the vast majority of users.
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