Microsoft Posts Anti-Apple Windows Phone Videos of Questionable Taste [Update: Removed]

[ZacNicholson]

i think this is funny. i also think its funny how many of you get butt hurt over this

 

[Rogifan]

Seems a bit high school-ish of them...

Kind of strange timing. What if initial sales are huge? MS will look really stupid then.

 

[tymaster50]

I gotta agree with the ad. What the hell has Apple been doing the last 6 months? But unfortunately, the iPhone 5C/S will not flop. People will once again line up in droves like nice little iSheep. I don't understand it. They're not bad phones, but their not innovative.

You wanna know what they were doing?

 

[8-Bits]

The "Tim" in the videos is clearly referring to Tim Cook. Why would anyone think the person with their back to the camera was portraying Steve Jobs?

 

[iHEARTcartoons]

Worst commercial ever.

 

[Tiger8]

I've seen better parodies

Really? MS should have hired folks that did the 'tallest iPhone yet' parody. This is terrible.

http://youtu.be/XNBP18nrRdw

 

[Shrink]

I just watched one video...it was boring.

The non techie buyer may not get the "joke".

Did I mention it was boring?

 

[Carlanga]

IDK why you guys say Jobs.
To me that back head reminds me more of Cook and the other of course Ive.

 

[Rocco83]

They managed to be completely unoriginal in their attempt at originality, all the while forgetting to market their product.

Seems to me all their great marketing minds are trying to salvage their Xbone launch and the 2nd string screwed the pooch on phone ads.

 

[adam044]

I have no problem admitting when I see a good ad that pokes fun at Apple but this is just pathetic.

 

[bb426]

Does Microsoft like digging their own grave? Whoever is in charge of these lacks any speck of creativity.

Having watched them, I've at least come to the conclusion that Apple seems to be the only one out of both of them that actually includes something new in their products, regardless of how small.

And Apple still probably sells more phones on LAUNCH DAY than MS ever will in a year.

 

[Mike MA]

There they go, and they know it!

 

[rmatthewware]

Shouldn't you only mouth off when you have a superior product? WP8 is not superior to iOS. And if it wasn't for Nokia they wouldn't even be on the radar.

How low can you go MS.

No, you usually mouth off when you're desperate. You'll notice Apple stopped their "I'm a Mac"/"I'm a PC" ads when they realized they didn't need to compete against MS anymore. Apple doesn't run anti-android ads. Honda doesn't run anti-Chevy ads. You only do that when you're not in first place.

 

[mmcxiiad]

This is funny in the "bunch of kids spoofing apple" type thing.

It really makes you look bad when you had to fire the CEO because the company is sinking faster then throwing an supertanker anchor overboard of a row boat.

If Microsoft spent more time and money on developing then making fun of apple, maybe someone would take this seriously.

 

[befrank4444]

I gotta agree with the ad. What the hell has Apple been doing the last 6 months? But unfortunately, the iPhone 5C/S will not flop. People will once again line up in droves like nice little iSheep. I don't understand it. They're not bad phones, but their not innovative.

You can't be serious...

 

[GSPice]

Apple sure seems to get its competitors into the business of mocking and insulting its potential customers.

I guess when you don't have a product, you go after its creators, or customers.

 

[WhoDaKat]

Someone please explain to Microsoft that the harder you try to be cool, the less cool you are.

 

[mbh]

Desperation is not pretty.

 

[DotCom2]

When I see/hear a company's ad where all it does it knock another company's product and can't say anything great about their own...I know that company is in trouble!

 

[Melodeath]

These videos aren't particularly good as ads, and for that reason (just making fun of the competitor), might be in poor taste, but I find them kind of funny. Lighten up.

 

[dgree03]

Hahaha, its funny because it is true...

I think the Guy who is suppose to be Tim, looks like steve because is just a metaphor. Everyone wants Tim to be Steve...

 

[429323]

Details get thrown out the window

Could someone please tell the dumb azzez who created this that it was a mock black turtleneck and not black V neck t-shirts.

God if you are going to make a parody, please get it right.

 

[topper24hours]

Way to keep it classy, Microsoft...

 

[CarpalMac]

One of the first rules of sales I was taught:

Avoid criticising your competitors, it just reflects badly on yourself.


I was 17 when I was taught that.

 

[Yojimbo007]

Pathetic!