ubuntu-advertising team mailing list archive

[Archibald Platypus <idi0tf0wl@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, 2010-12-08 at 09:27 +0000, alan c wrote:
> 'There is nothing wrong with your computer'
> Yes, nice one!

Dits to this.
Maybe I'll use my song and make an independent ad for my own channels...
Anyone here interested in donating a screen-cast? Email me off the
mailing list, though, out of respect for others. i think I'll be
starting a thread at the forums.

> 
> On 08/12/10 02:44, Lisandro Vaccaro wrote:
> > I like what that way of thinking. "There is nothing wrong with your
> > computer." May prove to be a fantastic starting idea for the ads.
> >
> >
> > 2010/12/7 christopher winter<christopherwinter@xxxxxxx>
> >
> >>   I have a very similar story (grandparents and brother), it seems logical
> >>  to run adverts like these little stories about the "average joe" thinking a
> >>  new computer would make their computing life better when in reality a simple
> >>  switch to ubuntu could make the computer feel as if it runs like new.
> >>
> >>  My grandparents are keen photographers so I even showed them how to sync
> >>  files between the main ubuntu computer, the little windows laptop and a mac
> >>  (without dropbox although that program works on all platforms). They won't
> >>  be switching to the gimp any time soon but they love how they can organise
> >>  and display their photos on the main computer using F-spot the equivalent to
> >>  their much used iPhoto.
> >>
> >>  >  Date: Tue, 7 Dec 2010 20:25:32 +0000
> >>  >  From: aeclist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>  >  To: ubuntu-advertising@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>  >  Subject: Re: [Ubuntu-advertising] Target audience - was Global-isation
> >>
> >>  >
> >>  >  Yes that certainly rings a bell. A dual booting friend of mine has a
> >>  >  neighbour with a very slow vista PC. After talking, she wanted to try
> >>  >  a ubuntu dual boot, and it has worked well, much faster. Now she still
> >>  >  uses Windows but not very much. She is a grandparent, and her family
> >>  >  and extended family also wanted to see it and want to try it too. At
> >>  >  least in principle, try it ..... Trouble is, family life is pretty
> >>  >  full and 'change' is necessarily time consuming. However, at least
> >>  >  more people know of ubuntu and that it works!
> >>  >  --
> >>  >  alan cocks
> >>  >  Ubuntu user
>