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Can Dell Fix Their Google Ad Campaign?

“As I begin writing this, there is currently a Google banner ad
at the top of LXer’s home page. On the left side of the banner is
the phrase ‘Dell Linux Desktop,’ followed by a brief marketing
message about buying desktop PCs from Dell. The problem is that
clicking the link will take you, not to a page about Linux on
Dell’s website, but to this page, where there is no mention of the
word Linux at all. It’s a bit like seeing an advertisement for a
Ford Stationwagon, only to be taken to a site offering Hondas. It
confuses and irritates users.

“I have noticed, too, that Dell is not the only company facing
this problem. HP’s Google ads produce similar results…”

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