Re: Stephen Fry on Asus Eee
Ian Lynch <[email protected]>
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On Thu, 2008-02-07 at 07:34 +0000, Andrew Williams wrote: > On 06/02/2008, Jon Grant <[email protected]> wrote: > > One idea might be to get personalities to "come out" as users of Free > > Software. So we write and ask if they have used Firefox or OpenOffice, > > and ask if it is ok that we post something about them using it.. if > > they are! > > Sounds very Mr T. and the World Of Warcraft adverts. Do we really need > celebrity endorsements to improve the visibility of FOSS? How many > people out there actually go "Wow, Stephen Fry uses it so it must be > good!"? Why do advertisers pay millions to celebs to endorse their products? Ian -- New QCA Accredited IT Qualifications www.theINGOTs.org You have received this email from the following company: The Learning Machine Limited, Reg Office, 36 Ashby Road, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B79 8AQ. Reg No: 05560797, Registered in England and Wales.