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Apple Targets Windows 7 With Three New 'Get a Mac' Ads
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I feel I've said this before tonight, but here goes :
"Only for a very loose definition of 60 percent".
They can do both! The bug only effect those who use guest account till then don't use it, simple as that
Doesn't even affect them under that scenario all the time, either. This "bug" isn't easy to reproduce.
Talking about it like it defines Snow Leopard is ike junking your Mercedes because it has a bad spring.
Besides, it seems Apple's market has all but forgotten about it.
Yeah and Apple will counter with all the Microsoft failures, there are so many I can't even list them all.
Um how are they misleading? Are you saying Windows does not have a problem with crashing, pop-ups, virus issues, and the fact people hated Vista?
Agreed. I hope they continue the ads. I would like to see at least a few ads talking about positive reasons why Macs and OSX are so good and not just because PCs and Windows suck.
Now if I were in charge of Apple marketing, this would be my ad campaign.
Drum roll please.......
Two guys named Bob. Coincidence ? We think not.
Stay away from Bob and his computer. Get a Mac.
Great comparison. People need to start looking at the bigger picture.
When was the last Apple television commercial that actually advertised the models and features of their computers rather than simply comparing Mac to PC? Maybe it is just my memory, but the only thing I recall for years now are these Mac vs PC ads. They show plenty of features in commercials for the iPhone and iPod touch. I don't recall any iPhone vs Blackberry or iPod vs Zune commercials. Is it just because they don't dominate the computer market? Except for fast food and cell providers, I don't recall such an extended use of this type of marketing angle by other companies. Heck, even the Coke vs Pepsi campaign ended.
Why change the ads when they work so well as is?
The faults of the competition (and there are a lot) sell Macs very well, apparently. And Apple *is* making a statement about its own prodcuts at the same time: Macs are everything Windows PCs aren't. What you get with Windows, you won't get with OS X, etc. Making a statement about the competiton will, as a matter of course, imply that your position is the opposite. Apple talks about the qualities of Macs all the time. It's part of the reason the ads work so well. Why say any more?
I have to admit, the previous batch of "I'm a mac" ads where they again were talking about viruses felt very stale and played out. These new ones however feel very "now it's funny again".
Oh, oh! They could also add dropping support for 3 year old m68k computers.
Hey I'm just looking out for my PPC brethren! Represent!
Let's be realistic. The iPod, iTunes store and iPhone are the main contributors for Apple's success over the recent years.
that one was misleading as apple's os during those smae times wasnt awesome either for the most part imo
Except for Macs being their biggest money-maker. No doubt the iPod and iPhone function very well as gateway products.
And that's all you need to say to prove your "comparison" to be pointless, idiotic, and irrelevant.
YOU *BUILT* IT. OF COURSE IT'S CHEAPER!!!
Try spec-ing out a MacPro-equivalent from Dell or HP, for a more valid comparison.
It's like saying "Hey, dude, I built a twin-turbo V8 car that's as fast as a Ferrari, and it only cost me $50K vs. the Ferrari's $200K!!" Yeah, but you've got a home-built P.O.S. vs. a sleek, well-designed PROFESSIONALLY-BUILT machine.
Never mind the TIME you spent building your own machine (there's a COST there), and never mind the fact that the average use neither has the time, inclination, nor ability to build their own machine.
You're on the fringe. That's fine. Stay there. Be happy there.
But stop trying to proclaim that something professionally-designed and built is overpriced just because you can cobble something together yourself for less from parts. It's a useless comparison.
Yeah and I guess the 3 million Macs Apple sold last quarter didn't contribute anything!