Showing posts with label linux. Show all posts
Showing posts with label linux. Show all posts

Sunday, December 21, 2008

I'm a Mac, PC...I'm Linux!?

You might have noticed some love for Apple ads, and some dislike for Microsoft's new "I'm a PC" campaign, in particular the user generated content part of their campaign. Well just when you thought it was all over, I'm checking out Slashdot this morning (ok ok I know that admitting I read that probably makes me the geekiest Yaybia-er out there) but look what I find:




Yep, you read that right. Linux, the never fighting, rarely advertising brand has jumped on that same old user generated content bandwagon. I understand this is an easy out for a small budget, but REALLY...I would expect better from you Linux.

My next question is, how is this going to work? In my experience (4 years of taking geek-packed math and computer science at a major university) most of the people who are proudly using Linux are pretty camera shy. Or maybe I'm just wrongly judging, but seeing as though they left a 3 seat perimeter in lecture halls between them and any (gasp!) female in class, I'm assuming none of them are going to be fighting for the spotlight any time soon. So I'm curious to see how this pans out. Are the proud Linux users going to come out of the woodwork? Take over the I'm a PC users? Or is everyone going to yawn because another company is jumping on the "I'm a Mac and I'm a PC" bandwagon started by Apple?



 
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