IBM's New Linux Advertising 587
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""
Mirror (Score:5, Informative)
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First Campaign? (Score:5, Informative)
Want to see the AD ? (Score:5, Informative)
Re:not their first (Score:2, Informative)
My absolute favorites, though, were the basketball themed ones, featuring former NBA star Detlef Schrempf as Linux.
Re:Quite so! (Score:5, Informative)
- no linux msblaster worms
- no linux visual basic for applications cracks
- no trains, planes or automobiles stopped by linux viruses, worms or trojans
- no linux DRM media players
- no linux license fees
- no linux authorization codes when you change hardware
- no forced upgrade cycle
- no having to hunt down 50 cds when trying to rebuild a machine
If it sounds simpler, it's because it is.Re:Want to see the AD ? (Score:5, Informative)
mplayer is your friend:
mplayer http://66.246.105.13:80/adcritic/ibm-linux-prodig
check for the file stream.dump
Annoyingly Enough... (Score:2, Informative)
This page [adage.com] featuring the ad offers it in Windows MediaPlayer format. Is there anyone out there with an MPEG copy?
Re:Want to see the AD ? (Score:5, Informative)
Other IBM Linux Commercials (Score:3, Informative)
http://www-1.ibm.com/servers/eserver/linux/fun/
Re:not their first (Score:2, Informative)
It ends with a voice over of "IBM Servers running Linux..."
Direct links to the add (Score:2, Informative)
http://rxns-rbn-sea05.rbn.com/ibmpdc/pdc/open/qtd
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http://rxns-rbn-sea05.rbn.com/ibmpdc/pdc/open/qtd
Re:Why would I need Linux??? (Score:2, Informative)
Direct links. (Score:5, Informative)
MPEG version [rbn.com] 8.7 mb
Re:Just to address a few (Score:3, Informative)
Well, is yesterday new enough?
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default
Direct link to MPEG download (Score:3, Informative)
Re:Want to see the AD ? (Score:5, Informative)
Re:Quite so! (Score:3, Informative)
Unlike windows, you don't need support from the manufacturer to fix problems w. open source software. That's the big deal, and that's what IBM is pushing. The hood isn't welded shut. And, if you want to install and run many more copies of older versions (smaller memory footprint, etc), you can continue to do so well past their "best-before" date, w/o violating any license agreement.
The rate of release of new distros is so fast nowadays that , if you're having to rebuild, you don't have to hunt down patches - just snag the latest and greatest and install.
Re:Mirror (Score:3, Informative)
On demand business
Linux is like nothing else in the history of computing--the most unique innovation operating systems have ever seen. It's unprecedented integration. It's an open source operating system. Owned by no single company or private enterprise. Constantly improved by thousands of programmers. And it's getting bigger. Last year, according to the IDC, shipments of servers running Linux increased by 22.8%.
If Linux were a person, he would be growing, fast. Taught by the best. Gaining wisdom beyond his years. And sharing. He would be in business, education, government and homes. He would be a nine-year-old boy changing the world.
It's stuff like this that will grab the masses attention and let people know that Linux is ready for prime time. I'm really happy to see IBM doing this!
Re:Sup with the slogan? (Score:2, Informative)
"Respublica non dominatur" (sp) is Latin.
Close, though
-uso.
Re:Quite so! (Score:5, Informative)
If you were to go take a vanilla fresh installed Windows 95 machine and stick it on the Internet it'd be hacked in under an hour.
If you were to go take a vanilla fresh installed Solaris 6 machine and stick it on the Internet it'd be hacked in under an hour.
If you were to go take a vanilla fresh installed FreeBSD 2.0 machine and stick it on the Internet it'd be hacked in under an hour.
You can say that about ANY software that has significantly aged and is left unpatched.
Of course:
The only thing all this proves is that operating systems have bugs... ALL of them do, including OpenBSD and a major OpenSSH root exploit in the default install last year.
In most cases it's not the operating system, but the stuff running on top of it. You can't exactly say the same about Blaster, now can ya? This one has been a long time coming. Someone just finally did it.
People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones
No glass house here, more like reinforced steel. Your average joe schmoe has the ability to get a hardware firewall from your local best buy or fry's electronics. They just don't do it.
Re:Transcript (Score:2, Informative)
"The commonwealth must not be owned"
And yes, that's very cool
Re:"Makes life simpler". Right. (Score:3, Informative)
And anyway, I find THE BEST ADS, the ones people remember, are either surreal or funny.
I like this ad. It works for me.
Re:"Makes life simpler". Right. (Score:2, Informative)
Most people automatically stop paying attention once they find out that the subject at hand is something that don't consider within their realm of interest. I am quite certain that Linux is one of those things
I personally feel that this commercial will do a pretty effective job of getting people who may benefit from the use of Linux (and who could also potentially contribute to the OS community), but who would otherwise change the channel to keep watching, while asking, "What could this be about?"
Re:I was promised flying cars... (Score:2, Informative)
http://www.mplug.org/archive/2002/ibm.mov
And the one about all the computers being replaced by one running linux:
http://www.mplug.org/archive/2002/heist60