funny dell ad

[steve]

Gilles Gravier wrote:
> The sad part is that the add says that the machine ships with Ubuntu
> (albeit with incorrect spelling) but the top right of the add says "Dell
> recommends Windows for every day computing". Do these guys KNOW WHAT
> THEY WANT? :)
> 
> Gilles.
> 
> David Vincent wrote:
>> I got the new Dell flier today and they seem to have typo'd the Ubuntu
>> ad.  Check it out here:
>>
>> http://www.sleepdeprived.ca/images/Unbuntu-fail-highlighted.resized.jpeg
>>
>> On this same page (I've only scanned the top half) is another Dell Mini
>> also powered by Ubuntu 8.04 (not Unbuntu this time.)  I find it
>> suspicious/annoying/a reality check that on the top of the page they
>> also have the tagline "Dell recommends Windows for everyday computing."
>>
>> I have to disagree with them there.
>>
> 
> 


no lawyer here but, Im pretty sure someone at Dell (legal dept?)
insisted they put that little blurb in there to sway microsoft from
taking any kind of action.  It IS nice to see a mass distributed paper
ad with the word ubuntu in it though, misspelled or not!



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Steve Reilly