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Idea #8580: Get the facts

Written by massond the 15 May 08 at 01:44. Category: Marketing. Related project: Nothing/Others. Status: New
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There should be a get the facts campaign for Ubuntu... Server and desktop.
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Written by massond the 15 May 08 at 01:44.
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Primož Papič wrote on the 15 May 08 at 08:50
I'm not really marketing guy, ans as that I don't know what get the facts means...
Could you please describe how would this campaign look like...
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OK I google it, but still, it would be good to have a bit more in-depth description of this idea...

glotz wrote on the 15 May 08 at 09:34
I don't think ubuntu needs to spread lies about other operating systems.

unimatrix wrote on the 15 May 08 at 12:46
@glotz: who even mentioned other systems? we would only be spreading real facts about Linux/Ubuntu

tbrminsanity wrote on the 15 May 08 at 14:06
For those that do not know, "Get the Facts" is an ad campaign from M$ to try to push business away from using Linux Servers and desktops by saying the TCO (total cost of ownership) is greater with Linux based on the idea of service costs, training costs, and productivity lose.

I think a "Get the REAL Facts" campaign would be better and take the direct quotes from the "Get the Facts" campaign and dispute them using real time statistics from Ubuntu. Show case samples of what the TCO of Linux really is.

massond wrote on the 16 May 08 at 00:13
tbrminsanity that is exactly what I mean.


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