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Re: RE: Re: Microsoft Ads in LXF website

towy71 — Thu Jun 23, 2005 1:06 pm

Author: towy71

Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2005 1:06 pm

nelz wrote:

Maybe Haakin is a Microsoft plant to get their ads noticed

argh, duped by the darkside

Re: RE: Re: Microsoft Ads in LXF website

nelz — Thu Jun 23, 2005 12:56 pm

Author: nelz

Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2005 12:56 pm

towy71 wrote:

adblock and flashblock and the postnuke theme allow me to say "Banner? What banner?"

I don't need software for that. The only time I notice the content of the ads is when someone starts a thread about it.

Maybe Haakin is a Microsoft plant to get their ads noticed

RE: Re: Microsoft Ads in LXF website

Nigel — Thu Jun 23, 2005 11:41 am

Author: Nigel

Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2005 11:41 am

Ditto... see my comment on the article on the "Get the facts" on the homepage

Nigel.

RE: Re: Microsoft Ads in LXF website

towy71 — Thu Jun 23, 2005 9:39 am

Author: towy71

Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2005 9:39 am

adblock and flashblock and the postnuke theme allow me to say "Banner? What banner?"

Re: Microsoft Ads in LXF website

nelz — Thu Jun 23, 2005 9:05 am

Author: nelz

Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2005 9:05 am

towy71 wrote:

Banner? What banner?

The ad to the side, below the menu, is from Microsoft. It looks like the same series as is currently running on Sourceforge. MS seem really keen to help open source web sites this month

Re: Microsoft Ads in LXF website

towy71 — Tue Jun 21, 2005 10:50 pm

Author: towy71

Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2005 10:50 pm

Haakin wrote:

The main banner in this website

Banner? What banner?
Hmm

Dick
<hint>change your theme</hint>

Re: Microsoft Ads in LXF website

guy — Tue Jun 21, 2005 9:14 pm

Author: guy

Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2005 9:14 pm

Haakin wrote:

The main banner in this website...

Banner? Do you mean that little "f" I get sometimes?

RE: Microsoft Ads in LXF website

bigbee — Tue Jun 21, 2005 12:45 pm

Author: bigbee

Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2005 12:45 pm

Refreshing my page gently replaced the opinion of M$-self declared experts into a breathtaking woman, wearing a nice (although minimal outfit)

m$ sponsoring their opponents... What will be next? Longhorn becoming open-source?

*one cheer for Bill*

RE: Microsoft Ads in LXF website

nelz — Tue Jun 21, 2005 12:24 pm

Author: nelz

Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2005 12:24 pm

The best place to put a Microsoft ad not only pays less, it is downright uncomfortable for the recipient

The ads come from an adserver for many Future web sites. MS probably don't realise they are contributing to Linux in this way.

Microsoft Ads in LXF website

Haakin — Tue Jun 21, 2005 11:15 am

Author: Haakin

Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2005 11:15 am

Hello,

The main banner in this website, when I write this entry, is a Microsoft one. It says: "Independent research analyst META Group found that Linux costs are not lower than Windows" :-O

I think that it's funny that a Linux Magazine gets some money from Microsoft. I don't think that this is the best place to put a MS ad.

Haakin