December 30th, 2003



The Top 9 Marketing
Slogans for Open Source Software


9> “Satisfaction guaranteed or double your money back.”

8> “Of course it’s safe — it was written by hackers.”

7> “Unlike our high-priced competition, we don’t claim there’s ANY quality control.”

6> “The entire world is our QC department.”

5> “Still buggy — but you’re sticking it to Bill.”

4> “Our code isn’t good enough to protect.”

3> “Stability, security, privacy, freedom: everything you simply don’t give a damn about.”

2> “Guaranteed free of ‘AND’ gates, ‘OR’ gates and ‘BILL’ Gates.”

and the Number 1 Marketing Slogan for Open Source Software…

1> “Frowned upon by Microsoft since 1979.”




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Credits:

Selected from 41 submissions from 15 contributors.
Today’s Top 5 List authors are:

Neal Miskin, Vancouver, BC — 1
Kevin van Houten, The Colony, TX — 2, 8
Dave Storrs, New York, NY — 3
Julie Nusbaum, Hamilton IN — 4
Matt Van Opens, Kenosha, WI — 5
Brandon Hunt, Braintree, MA — 6
Chuck Burke, Phoenix, NY — 7
Doug Crews, San Diego, CA — 9
Brandon Hunt, Braintree, MA — 9
Kim Moser, New York, NY — List Moderator, Topic