As I run past the RIM buildings, I see these posters

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Post by rawreth » Mon, Jul 11, 2011, 1:38 PM UTC

As I run past the RIM buildings, I see these posters
fightandroid.org

Re: As I run past the RIM buildings, I see these posters

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Post by rawreth » Mon, Jul 11, 2011, 1:40 PM UTC

More context: As I'm jogging to work, there were students holding up boards with those posters right in front of the RIM buildings. I feel embarrassed as a fellow Waterloo student.

Re: As I run past the RIM buildings, I see these posters

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Post by nodata » Mon, Jul 11, 2011, 1:58 PM UTC

Is this one of those "it doesn't have to make sense, it's just for publicity" things?

Why are the uni students holding a rally? What connection do they have to"Paybuyer, LLC" which funds this Adwords competitor?

Re: As I run past the RIM buildings, I see these posters

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Post by rcfox » Mon, Jul 11, 2011, 2:07 PM UTC

nodata wrote: post #3

Is this one of those "it doesn't have to make sense, it's just for publicity" things? Why are the uni students holding a rally? What connection do they have to"Paybuyer, LLC" which funds this Adwords competitor?

> Is this one of those "it doesn't have to make sense, it's just for publicity" things?

Pretty much.

> Why are the uni students holding a rally? What connection do they have to"Paybuyer, LLC" which funds this Adwords competitor?

It's not a rally; they're holding up giant signs to face traffic. I think it was four people to a sign. (It didn't occur to me to take a picture until I was already far away.)

This is just a PR stunt from a new Waterloo-based advertising startup. They're simply piggy-backing on the whole RIM vs Android thing with weirdly-phrased anti-Android propaganda.

Re: As I run past the RIM buildings, I see these posters

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Post by jrockway » Mon, Jul 11, 2011, 2:07 PM UTC

I love the quotation. I guess having a website means you make nonsensical statements and then be quoted on some smear campaign's website?

"This campaign may be the dumbest thing ever posted to the Internet" -- Jonathan Rockway, jrock.us.

Credible!

(Also, while Google ads may have funded the beginning of Android, it has enough corporate sponsorship now that it could easily outlive Google. Samsung or HTC could easily take over Google's role if some shiny new Web 2.0 startup kills it. But I'm not holding my breath. All I can say is man... people on the Internet are dumb...)

Re: As I run past the RIM buildings, I see these posters

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Post by canistr » Mon, Jul 11, 2011, 2:08 PM UTC

I have long had a distrust for Google so I can understand the anti-Google sentiment. If we want a competitive battleground in the market, every player needs to be balanced. I was one of the earliest Android adopters but now I see that I must move on to one of the other underdogs (i.e. Nokia or HP).

Re: As I run past the RIM buildings, I see these posters

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Post by rtperson » Mon, Jul 11, 2011, 2:14 PM UTC

"I know what to do: let's combat our competitor's overwhelming tactical advantage with faux moral outrage! It's a win-win-win for us!" -- rtperson, just now, sarcastically.

Re: As I run past the RIM buildings, I see these posters

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Post by pnathan » Mon, Jul 11, 2011, 2:15 PM UTC

I smell the scent of Astroturf.... does my nose delude me?

Re: As I run past the RIM buildings, I see these posters

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Post by api » Mon, Jul 11, 2011, 2:16 PM UTC

The existence of something like this is an admission of defeat.

Re: As I run past the RIM buildings, I see these posters

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Post by icegreentea » Mon, Jul 11, 2011, 2:17 PM UTC

rawreth wrote: post #2

More context: As I'm jogging to work, there were students holding up boards with those posters right in front of the RIM buildings. I feel embarrassed as a fellow Waterloo student.

Yeah, cooping in Toronto right now, just asked a bunch of my friends at school about this... I share your embarrassment. It actually hurts that a company is trying to manipulate us like this. Not just because it's so blindingly obvious, but because it will work on enough people.