OT but does that make Ron Paul = Apple?
;-)
Peter C. Ndikuwera wrote:
You're probably right. I was just trying to rebuff the argument that
this proves that Microsoft will be beaten out by OSS. I think it's way
too easy to forget that Microsoft became rich by (among other dirty
and shady practices)
- running the best marketing campaign (see your door to door example)
- receiving lots of small monies rather than large monies (from
bundling MS-DOS with IBM computers)
I have no problem with Obama's fundraising strategies. Just disagree
with the premise of Obama=OSS, McCain=Microsoft.
Ok, this is WAY more off-topic than it started!
:-)
2008/11/5 Noah Sematimba <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>>
McTim,
If memory serves me right, you're American despite your long
sojourn in Europe and now Africa.
Did you sent in your absentee ballot?
Should we dare ask who you voted for if you did?
Noah.
On Nov 5, 2008, at 2:13 PM, McTim wrote:
On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 1:42 PM, Peter C. Ndikuwera
<[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote:
Wasn't this the most expensive campaign in history?
yes
Didn't Obama raise
millions more than McCain?
no and yes. Obama got his money from small donations from
individuals
(mostly). he raised more than McCain this way.
http://edition.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/map/fundraising/
McCain got his cash (mostly) from corporations/lobbysists and
their
employees. Then there is "soft money" given to parties and
other orgs
that take sides. The Republicans always have more of these "slush
funds" to go around, so this was to mcCain's advantage.
Sorry if I sound snide, but we shouldn't use this campaign
as proof that the
little man can beat the big man!
It little money vs big money, millions of small donations, vs
hundreds
of thousands of larger ones. Little money (and a great
organisation
on the ground) beat the "big money".
If anything the "big" man won,
nope, the man with the biggest get out the vote
effort/organisation,
(built street by street, neighborhood by neighborhood, city by
city)
won.
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Cheers,
McTim
http://stateoftheinternetin.ug
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