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Disney Adds A Bit Of Nonsensical Anti-Open Source FUD To Kid’s Sitcom

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Aug 20, 2012

Walt Disney Corporation added a bit of nonsensical anti-open source FUD to a kid’s sitcom that it aired this past weekend. But the dialogue is so ridiculous that you have to wonder if they have any clue about what they are doing.

In an episode aired Friday on the Disney Channel, the show Shake It Up features two teenagers who are begging the stereotypical geeky kid for help with a computer that has apparently gone down.

Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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