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Marchex, Microsoft criticized on mobile advertising techniques
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| Seattle online advertising company Marchex is among those criticized in a
| 52-page complaint [PDF] today brought by the Center for Digital Democracy and
| U.S. Public Interest Research Group that says mobile marketers are
| using "unfair and deceptive practices." The complaint, filed with the Federal
| Trade Commission, also cites Microsoft's acquisition of mobile advertising
| startup Screen Tonic, noting how it attempted to target teenage girls with a
| mobile marketing campaign that captured their emails. And it points out how
| Kirkland-based HipCricket's mobile marketing techniques target Hispanics.
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http://www.techflash.com/microsoft/Marchex_criticized_in_report_for_advertising_techniques37508604.html
Recent:
Dell’s New Ads Minimize Ubuntu
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| The bottom half was dedicated to the Ubuntu version. Shown in a smaller,
| less eye catching ad than usual. What really caught my eye was some larger
| text (14 pt.) in the upper right-hand corner of the Ubuntu section. It said:
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| “Dell recommends Windows Vista Home Premium.”
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| Real smooth, Dell. Once again, Dell shows it’s weak side when advertising
| another product, with another form of software installed other than Microsoft
| Windows. It’s strange really. Both models were described as “new” in the
| advertisement, but the Ubuntu version gets treated like a second-class
| citizen. I am glad that Dell is selling Ubuntu machines, but sometimes the
| whole “we recommend this…” line gets a little old, especially when plastered
| not in the appropriate section, but in the section advertising an Ubuntu
| product.
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http://jonreagan.wordpress.com/2008/12/12/dells-new-ads-minimize-ubuntu/
http://boycottnovell.com/2008/12/01/leaked-oem-vista-ad-incentives/
You Don't Make Mistakes Like This.
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| Dell screwed up. No wait...they didn't screw anything up. They fully intended
| to do what they did. Now tell me they are not under the thumb of Microsoft.
| Why was this statement necessary? Let the customer decide. So tell me Dell is
| a friend of Linux or that they are not complete quislings for the Redmond
| Empire. Oh please...I do so want to hear you tell me this. It will be an
| Academy Award performance. It will have to be to explain away this.
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http://linuxlock.blogspot.com/2008/10/you-dont-make-mistakes-like-this.html
Dell’s Linux Ads: Microsoft’s Nightmare Before Christmas?
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| For at least the third time in recent weeks, prominent Dell newspaper
| advertisements feature the Inspiron Mini 9 Netbook running Canonical’s Ubuntu
| 8.04 (that’s a small Linux notebook, folks). The VAR Guy hears Microsoft “has
| gone postal” over the Linux notebook ads. You might even say this is
| Microsoft’s nightmare before Christmas. Here’s the complete scoop.
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| [...]
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| At $349, Dell’s low-cost Ubuntu Linux system is “giving Microsoft fits,”
| according to one source familiar with the Microsoft-Dell relationship. “It’s
| one thing to have Dell ship Linux to consumers,” said the source. “It’s quite
| another to have Dell advertising Linux to millions of consumers in a Sunday
| newspaper heading into the holiday season.”
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http://www.thevarguy.com/2008/11/17/dell-continues-newspaper-ads-for-ubuntu-linux-laptop/
Dell first ad - All About Ubuntu Linux
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| If this an Dell / Enfatico spot– we take back all the slams we had to the
| advertising agency prior… It’s about Linux! Whoo hoo!!
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http://www.tribbleagency.com/?p=2827
Dell Launches Consumer Advertising for Ubuntu Linux PCs
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| It’s one small step for Dell and consumer Linux — and one giant leap for
| Canonical’s Ubuntu Linux efforts. Specifically, Dell is spending advertising
| dollars to promote PCs with Ubuntu Linux preinstalled. The move has
| significant implications for the business world as well. Here’s why.
|
| First, some details about the advertisement. Many many U.S. newspapers on
| Sunday, October 12, included a multi-page Dell flier. Among the many products
| advertised was the Dell Inspiron Mini 9, a low-cost sub-notebook designed for
| email and Web browsing.
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http://www.thevarguy.com/2008/10/13/dell-launches-consumer-advertising-for-ubuntu-linux-pcs/
Related:
Google starts running Dell Linux Desktop ads
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| While working on my personal blog site, which happens to have Google
| Adsense ads running on it, I was surprised to find Google ads for
| Linux-powered Dell desktops showing up.
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http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS6557150707.html
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