[geeks] M$ advertising

[Dave McGuire]

On June 26, Gary Nichols wrote:
> Does anyone on this list besides myself get e-Week? (the publication)?  On 
> pages 20/21 is a M$ add that says "One degree between your Windows Server 
> diehards and your UNIX zealots.".
> 
> You should see the people in this ad.
> 
> There's NO WAY those people are UNIX Zealots.
> 
> "I knew UNIX Zealots people... and you ad-people are NO UNIX Zealots!"

  I'm reminded of the time the marketing department at Digex (note
correct capitalization) wanted to make a brochure bragging about our
first NOC.  They hired models that looked like they were carved out of
blocks of cream cheese.  That brochure made us the laughing stock of
the tech industry, and the suits just couldn't understand why.

          -Dave

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