I'm a marketing expert and I concur that the tone makes them different. Many people actually loved the PC guy in the Mac ads and found them cute.
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I'm a marketing expert and I concur that the tone makes them different. Many people actually loved the PC guy in the Mac ads and found them cute.
Bickering aside about what Apple may have done in the past with their ads, it is time for Samsung to abandon this method of advertising and instead focus on the benefits and features of their devices.
Their current campaign has run its course and now only appeals to those who already have Samsung devices and/or dislike Apple. That is to say, they are pandering to an audience they've already captured. Time to go hunt for new audiences.
Their current campaign has run its course and now only appeals to those who already have Samsung devices and/or dislike Apple. That is to say, they are pandering to an audience they've already captured. Time to go hunt for new audiences.
You might want to work on your reading comprehension, because I just stated opinions. Particularly because others want to over generalize and act like everyone was equally offended by those ads.
It seems this is the only way samsung stays in the news, and on the tech forums. I'm not going to keep talking about it because it's ridiculous. It's what they want... to remain relative by any means. I like competition, and welcome it. It keeps Apple honest and keeps them pushing forward. But there's a big difference between competition, and snarky, shady shenanigans.
I hope Motorola, or Nokia or Microsoft become bigger players in the industry just to quiet these guys a bit. But then again, maybe I prefer samsung stay on the same path they're on with stuff like this. Keep digging the hole.
I hope Motorola, or Nokia or Microsoft become bigger players in the industry just to quiet these guys a bit. But then again, maybe I prefer samsung stay on the same path they're on with stuff like this. Keep digging the hole.
advertising is advertising.
In general - no matter how good - products are never going to JUST speak for themselves
Yeah, I was on the fence with going with the next iPhone or the GN4. It all came down to if Apple would release a 5.5" iphone. If not, I was going to give the GN4 a try. Figured it doesn't have to be forever and if i don't like it in a year or two, I would just come back to Apple. Just glad that Apple did release the iP6+ so I don't have to worry about switching.
I hate android. I have both and android tab and iPad. Having them side by side. U clearly see the difference. Android is sooo user un-friendly. Sure it is as powerful, if not more than iOS. But I am sooo sick of older family members get sucker into buying Android phone cuz they are cheaper. Then every freaking meal that we eat together I am fixing their phones/ tablets. I would rather enjoy my time with my baby niece and/or play with the iPad with her (which btw, even she figure out how to play with it)
get a life Android / Samsung; Stop bragging how powerful your HW is when your UI SUCKS!
get a life Android / Samsung; Stop bragging how powerful your HW is when your UI SUCKS!
I'm truly confused on why this site keeps posting these. You're giving more ad time to Samsung. Who cares. Just ignore their garbage advertising. Almost as if MR is trolling it's own readers
It's funny seeing Apple unconditional fans (an euphemism for fanboy) arguing. Sometimes I wonder if this is not a kind of patriotism, like Ford x Toyota or something. Why would you think Microsoft is a better competitor than Samsung? Why was Nokia a joke, but now it's on par with Apple's honor & elegance standards?
I think it's explained that now the Nokia's mobile division is an american company (Microsoft) just like Apple. Motorola was only recently acquired by Lenovo, so americans still preserve some affection for the brand, but sooner or later it will be considerd the new Samsung as they become more successful.
I told myself that if I got all of the same from Apple this year and they not come out with something bigger, I was going to try Android for a year.
if you're correct thats really sad. Means they don't have confidence in their own product to switch customers. Apple, i'm sure, feels it can grab Samsung customers. If maintaining your current customer base is your business strategy then you've given up and are ready to close shop.
Erm, maybe it's you who should work on his/her(?) reading comprehension? Where do you read that someone stated that everyone was "equally offended by those ads"? At least the guy you replied to did not. The guy you replied to stated that we/you "should not pretend that the PC vs Mac ads were not as annoying and insulting to windows owners" too, he did not say "to all of them". So he was also not denying that there were windows users who maybe liked the ads.
Considering that, what sense does it have to reply to him with your "opinion" that "at the time of those ads running, [you were] a Windows user, and didn't own ANYTHING Apple, and yet [you] thought they were funny, because they talked about real problems that Windows users have to face.", if you did not want to disagree with his opinion that these ads were annoying to (extra for you: some[!] or better an undefined amount of) Windows owners as the Samsung ads are to (some or an undefined amount of) Apple users now?
So either you did not read what he said properly or wanted to generalize?
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Apple has done this countless times in press events and subtly in advertising and with their PR machine.
yeah!!! the mac vs pc commercials and more never happened
Those commercials showed more of the differences between them (and fairly truthfully so), than trying to bash the other. And it was actually funny.
What I meant is that you don't have to make an ad which explictly contrasts the shortcomings of your competitors product with the advantages of your own product, especially if it is in a way the other side will look "stupid". Why should that be neccessary? In my opinion that is just not very "classy" in general, although the Apple ads are more "classy" compared to the Samsung ones.
As I said, just concentrate on your own product and by that let it speak for itself.
You should have the TV on when you're ordering your iPhone 6S+... You'd be surprised how long those commercials for induction cookers, all the hits from the 70's, and Proactive go...
Did you actually read what you wrote?
We never said "Microsoft makes a terrible operating system" but by god the Microsoft OS has the following issues: "Viruses, bloatware, spyware, multiple complicated versions of Windows, no easy out-of-the-box setups, slow downs from registry errors. " Again, don't misunderstand us, we are by no means whatsoever saying the OS is terrible. We are specifically NOT saying THAT!
Oh, and we also didn't use social media... but that was probably a side effect that it didn't really exist at the time .
The ads are like rap battles for technology, so of course all the sides are taking pot shots at each other. I thought the ad was funny, and I have no intention of buying any Samsung product. Personally, I'm going to continue making fun of all the phablet lines.