<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 7/16/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Richard Reichenbacher</b> <<a href="mailto:richard5@email.arizona.edu">richard5@email.arizona.edu</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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<p><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">I understand where you are coming from with the OpenMoko's
philosophy being the Neo's strong point but I just don't feel that
that's enough to draw in the average consumer and the Neo is the perfect
device for the tech savvy user, however tech savvy users are a large
minority. I also hear you on the fact that a majority of help desks are
full of people that don't actually know what they are doing and are just
trouble shooting from a list. It would be a smart decision to advertise
to both average and advanced users however I think the Neo sells itself to the
advanced group. Whatever man, we'll just have to agree to
disagree. I have to go outside and enjoy the rain now.</span></p></div></div></blockquote><div><br>I completely agree. My idea is to make two advertisment campains: one on "maisntream media": maybe tv, maybe radio, flyre, poster, newspapers, wathever. This ads would be something like: "The free phone, OpenMoko. The only one with ...." "The OpenMoko: now with builtin navigator" and so on. Don't even THINK of using "based on Linux Kernel
2.6.xx" or "With powerful ssh acess"<br>Then I would make a second advertisement campain on the net: most users on the net ARE the (a bit) advanced users: here you con make the "powerd by Linux" and "The power of Open Source" ads. And then a third series, wich simply describes the crude facts, for example "With powerful ssh acess", on thenical online newspapers, or something in that way. Because the opneMoko IS Userfriendly fro Non-techies, and IS ALSO extreamly powerful for the geeks.
<br>Also a bit of "local ads" would be good: in small, local newspapers, or small, local radio stations. They are cheaper and you know the audience and can create "custom" ads.<br></div><br></div><br><br clear="all">
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