[ale] [OT]: IBM commercial timing...

[Christopher Bergeron]

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Ok, this could be absolute coincidence; but I like to think that it's 
strategic timing -

While watching the History channel tonight (just after 10pm), I saw a 
Microsoft commercial showing how "great" .NET is and how it will link 
"supply chains with vendors as if they 'had read our minds' ".   No 
sooner had I let out a, "Pffffttt, yeah right!", did an IBM commercial 
follow -

CEO:  "What is it?"

Salesguy: "It's a business reality detector..."

CEO: "Does it work?"

Salesguy:   "Try it..."

CEO:  "Margaret, are we on schedule with the xyz project?"

Margaret:  "Everything is going as planned sir"    Machine buzzes - 
RRRNNNNTTTT

CEO:  "Carter, what do you think?"

Carter:  "I don't think, I'm just a yes man...!"  Machine dings - ding 
ding ding bleep

CEO:  "IT WORKS!"

COMMERCIAL FADAWAY - "THERE ARE NO BUSINESS REALITY DETECTORS"

THERE ARE IBM self healing servers (or something to that effect - I 
might be mixing my IBM commercials up here).



The SHEER timing of this commercial is what really struck me, here.  I 
don't think there could have been a better SPOT for IBM to put this 
commercial in than after the Microsoft (we can do anything and solve all 
your problems transparently) plot ^H^H^H^H spot.


Anyway, just thought I'd share ...
- -CB





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