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Re:Please don't use Slack for FOSS projects by njharman on Sunday November 01, 2015 @04:25PM (#10488384)
But that is why Apple is so popular. They are a marketing monster! They sell a "lifestyle" and they do it extremely well. They tell you to "Think Different" (as long as it means buying an apple product). They tell you one button is easy and the best. They tell people what to think and (some) people think that.
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Re:Please don't use Slack for FOSS projects by seanmcdirmid on Sunday November 01, 2015 @04:43PM (#10488470)
Yet they spend less on marketing then most major tech companies. One could just argue they spend their marketing budget well, but you have to wonder.
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Re:Please don't use Slack for FOSS projects by TeMPOraL on Sunday November 01, 2015 @10:52PM (#10489909)
They spend just maintenance level. Tech press and media does the marketing for them.
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Re:Please don't use Slack for FOSS projects by kbenson on Sunday November 01, 2015 @08:13PM (#10489344)
Less as a percentage of gross income, or less in total dollars?
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Re:Please don't use Slack for FOSS projects by seanmcdirmid on Sunday November 01, 2015 @08:24PM (#10489383)
Both. Apple is infamous for its anemic marketing budgets; e.g.

http://www.engadget.com/2013/11/04/apples-advertising-budget...

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