Frisky070802's Journal: Taking Linux to the Masses (rejected posting)

I saw a really interesting commercial the other night, in which a young child traveling the world and being helped by strangers was a metaphor for Linux. IMHO, it was the best IBM ad since the brain surgery commercial a few years ago. CNN points to a business2.com article about this ad, which starts with the comment: 'Imagine the following scenario: "OK, ad people. We want you to sell this really cool technology that's going to change the world. But it's not really our product. You can't hold it. You can't see it. And, um, there's no way to take a picture of it or even really show what it is. Oh, did we mention that the future of our $80 billion company depends on it? Thanks."' Personally, I hope IBM's future doesn't ride on Linux, but it's a cool ad anyway.