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["danteashton@xxxxxxxxx" <danteashton@xxxxxxxxx>]

And that, my friends, is the trouble with this advert. I would suggest for
reasons of simplicity, we simply don't name names. We can focus on an advert
that does, but knowing full-well it'll be illegal in some countries, and in
some that support it, could probably lead to legal action.



On 5 December 2010 22:22, Lisandro Vaccaro <lisandro.vaccaro@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> It depends on the country, in many places you can't name other brands. If
> the ad will be U.S only, or some country with similar law there is no
> problem with doing it, if the plan is to show it in other countries we'll
> have to mind what we say. It's ok to say, other OSs blablabla but if you
> explicitly name any brand you can get in trouble.
>
> 2010/12/5 alan c <aeclist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> I asked (helios) Did you get any legal or other grief  from explicitly
>> mentioning
>> 'Microsoft'?
>> The answer:
>>
>> 'No, we even advertised on a heavily MS-used program.  We were purposely
>> in-your-face to try to elicit a response.
>> Of course, when you are telling the truth, it's hard for them to say
>> much.'
>>
>> The voice is real afaik, and I have an email address to try if needed. I
>> happen to really like the style and also the voice, although as I have said,
>> not necessarily the content, and I think the contention can be a
>> distraction, I think negative advertising can easily reflect badly on us. I
>> think the reader is a professional voice over reader and wanted to remain
>> anonymous  - probably so he could continue getting work (!)
>>
>> Audio adverts have an advantage in that the content can easily be defined,
>> and if facilities exist, it is relatively quick to produce.
>> alan c
>>
>>
>> On 05/12/10 14:55, Christopher Swift wrote:
>>
>>> Well in the UK we are subjected to having Apple compare themselves to MS
>>> in
>>> every single way but I do not think that they use the term Microsoft
>>> specifically. This might be a direct route if we compare, to imply a
>>> competitor but not name them directly. However ASDA in the UK do name and
>>> compare against Tesco in their ads so it's an odd thing.
>>>
>>> Cofion gorau,
>>> Christopher Swift
>>> --
>>> Sent from my Android
>>>
>>> On 5 Dec 2010 12:15, "danteashton@xxxxxxxxx"<danteashton@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>  wrote:
>>>
>>> The reader may not be available...that voice is heavily artificial, and I
>>> suspect it's owner is nothing more then computer code. (If that is a real
>>> person, however, I would advise they go see a speech therapist)
>>>
>>> Preferred content for UK: For GOD'S SAKE DON'T USE A NON-NATIVE SPEAKER!
>>> Known little bug; if your going to advertise to me, and not do it in my
>>> country's wonderful accents, you deserve to HANG...or so, that's what
>>> many
>>> folks tell me...
>>>
>>> We could possibly also see a stronger success ratio without mentioning
>>> MS;
>>> people disgruntled with their computer would be more interested in Ubuntu
>>> then those who suffer just a general annoyance with it.
>>>
>>> Also, it's questionable if we can get away with using MS in an ad at all
>>> in
>>> the UK. It IS trademarked, after all...
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 5 December 2010 11:47, alan c<aeclist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>  wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>  On 05/12/10 11:28, Barry ...
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> --
>> alan cocks
>> Ubuntu user
>>
>>
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