Comments on: Promoting Linux using reverse psychology

By: Clair

Clair — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 15:38:29 +0000

@Jon Packard I saw that too and was thinking, “How lame” and all the more I couldn’t take that site seriously. That’s probably why the comments amuse me all the more. Some people take it waaay too seriously.

By: penguinista

penguinista — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 04:48:44 +0000

I adore that site. It’s tongue-in-cheek site that’s little more than a culmination of various MS FUD from now and years past.

If you take that site seriously, you’re an idiot. It’s hilarious!

By: Greg

Greg — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 21:19:00 +0000

ARE you retarded?

“Oh and one must not forget the Proof page where you’d expect to see a proof of why one should go with the “true way” aka the Microsoft way. The funny thing is that it’s a 404 page. XD Whatever! It’s really hard to take this site seriously. Especially when it comes to the celebrity endorsements”
I should hope its hard to take seriously. Parody sites usually are. How so many people can keep taking this site seriously is mind boggling.

By: Jon Packard

Jon Packard — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 16:34:47 +0000

Beware the Britney Spears page in the “Celebrity Endorsements” section. It is Not-Safe-For-Work: a certain paparazzi shot is included – I don’t think anybody really wanted to see that. The caption is “Britney Spears ecstatic about the launch event of Windows Vista… Rushing to get her copy… Didn’t have time to put on panties.” I honestly think they are doing this for shock value. They don’t really give a supporting argument either for Windows or for Linux. At any rate, it is hard to take the site seriously.

By: TheThreatIsReal

TheThreatIsReal — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 15:19:25 +0000

The Russian threat is real! Keep talking like that and they will be on the streets of Washington.

My highschool teacher also told me that it was America that won World War 2 (99% responsible for the victory).

All in all I agree with PromotingLinux.com 100% about the part that Linux users are in a cult. They really are.

By: Clair

Clair — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 15:19:16 +0000

@dandellion I’d think that some of those who seem to be buying the site’s arguments haven’t seen the exaggeration used in it. Either they’re blind or they’re just so gullible. I hope that they’d open their eyes and see the real truth, not what’s in there.

By: dandellion Kimban

dandellion Kimban — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 12:55:09 +0000

Hmmm… was that Mr. Balmer who announced the tactics of fighting free software by fear? Linux as a sect or cult is just a digital version of “Russians are coming”. It is sad to see that there are people who are still willing to buy that story.