Comments on: IBM Sending Nasty Break-up Note to SL?

By: Archie Lukas

Archie Lukas — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 10:37:46 +0000

Sooooo IBM, clever boys making money huh?

So the basic computer was called an IBM compatible -when was the last time you saw an IBM computer?

Why not -cos they couldn’t make money from them – too slow to innovate
To cumbersome to think of new concepts
Technologies too dated to sell

Amstrad showed them how to make millions out of making PCs available to the masses

Stuck up boys in suits, I’m not impressed with their history,
basically they made typewriters and cash registers

Real imaginination-oooooooOOOOOOOOOOHHHHH

By: Mony Markova

Mony Markova — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 17:00:41 +0000

This ad for whatever its purposes displays IBM mocking SL entrepreneurs and the platform as a business tool.. I wonder what will those IBM executives (the ones with enough power to approve this ad) will think when they throw in the SL Addiction Syndrome… and the fact that some of its employees might falling into it… and potential law suits for lack of awareness and preparation to this syndrome.

Companies like SUN MICROSYSTEMS are “inviting employees with no preparation whatsoever”
If things dont go better… we could see a company like IBM abandoning SL.

That would hurt and maybe force some attention to important issues.

By: The Fire of Delight

The Fire of Delight — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 05:11:47 +0000

Sophianne, the point of innovation is soley to increase the qaulity of the innovator’s life.

In other words, to get the innovator money.

By: Grumman Bearcat

Grumman Bearcat — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 03:40:12 +0000

The ad implies virtual worlds aren’t to be taken seriously – they are “just talking.” But how much money was spent on the ad? Ergo, it must have been taken seriously if they to spent several thousand, possibly hundred thousand dollars of “actual money” attempting to blow down the house of bricks.

By: Concord Comet

Concord Comet — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 17:28:18 +0000

” “In my opinion, IBM is not an innovator”

then what the hell are you typing on?”

Check this out if you still think IBM innovated by creating the Personal Computer ..

http://www.blinkenlights.com/pc.shtml

By: Jenn

Jenn — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 16:50:53 +0000

“In my opinion, IBM is not an innovator”

then what the hell are you typing on?

By: anonymous

anonymous — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 05:50:54 +0000

They look like Nintendo Miis.

By: Winter

Winter — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 17:55:12 +0000

Urgh. What’s with the new font? It’s brutal and impersonal.

Oh yes – many smiles for the ad. I know so many people…

By: Hiro Pendragon

Hiro Pendragon — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 16:36:48 +0000

I dunno. I read this completely differently. I read it that most people don’t have a clue what to do in virtual worlds, and IBM does.

By: janeforyou Barbara

janeforyou Barbara — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 14:59:59 +0000

How to make mony?
Take one yare in SL— learn to create qualty items–get a pro marketer to help you
Invest in good tools.Be shure to find a good way to marked your crations for a LOW cost. get max price for you items.Then you may make some RL cash,,,if that is what you want?