Wow-- good insight. If you'd asked me before, I'd have said it was "cute", but I think you're right-- it's more "warm" than "cute".
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Apple's Latest Ad Takes Aim at Microsoft's 'Laptop Hunters' Campaign
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As an avid Mac user who also owns a 360, I can tell you that I don't hate Microsoft; I hate Windows. Like most consumers out there, I have prefereances towards one product or another, not the company that creates them. I'd never buy a Sony laptop but am perfectly happy with my Sony TV; I'd never buy an LG phone but am perfectly happy with other LG appliances I own.
Most of us see a difference between Microsofts operating system products and their gaming console products. Dislike for one and like for the other is far from hypocritical.
The only reason I'd buy several XBoxes is that MS sells them at a loss. Happy now?
Jeez calm down Troll boy, I was making a joke brought on by your incredible assumption that all mac users hate MS, implying that 360 sold=loss to MS, ergo MS haters buying 360=loss to MS.
If you knew anything about the current generation of consoles you'd know that both the PS3 and 360 were/are sold at a loss, and that's before the RROD debacle. All the main console companies make most of their cash by selling games, yes every game sold for the main systems = a bit of money to the console makers.
And Kudos has to be given for MS at least for admitting that the 360 was a mess and extending the warranty to 3 years for RROD failures, something which Apple could at times take a lesson from (Nvidia GPUs overheating, dodgy LCD screens, cheap ass FW chipsets, chirping G5s, sometimes Apple hold their hands up, but they sometimes annoyingly don't say a word when evidence of a fault is there)
Ok, I know you're just trolling, but I just have to feed you. "Security holes"? For any of those alleged exploits to work YOU HAVE TO BE THE ADMIN and give password permission to deliberately install the questionable software. With my password I can start installing ANY software in just a few seconds---so I'm faster than a hacker?
I love how you guys use quantifiers completely unsupported by facts: "rife"?
im a mac fanboy but i use windows because there are several things that i like to use that are i admit beter in windows plus i play a few games for windows i like both but i would prefer a mac over a windows any time and i own a ps3 too the reason i refuse to buy a 360 cause i refuse to pay 50 bucks to play online games
Or maybe they bought a 360 knowing that MS was initially taking a loss on each unit sold
If 200 million people bought a PS3 tomorrow and burned them straight away I'm sure Sony would suffer a massive loss!
Actually, I think Sony initially did take a ~$200 loss on every PS3 unit sold when they were first released...at launch each PS3 cost about $800 to make or something like that.
The "I'm a Mac" ads are so so out dated. It makes Apple look really cheap and lazy.
They have how many billions of dollars in cash and they can't figure to update their ads.
They have how many billions of dollars in cash and they can't figure to update their ads.
AFAIK they're still making quite a loss, and with the Yen recently being stronger than the Euro and Pound they're loosing even more, but their gamble is to get enough systems in enough homes and they'll make the money from software sales, time will tell!
Yeah because Macs never cra
That's awesome. I have only been a Mac user for four years now. I have never been lucky enough to see this screen. Thanks for posting it. I always wondered what it would look like if something actually went wrong with my mac.
Definitely. I thought the exact same thing when viewing the PC ads, and then now seeing this one.
The "I'm [so and so] and I'm a PC" phrase says to me that I'm generic, faceless and lost in the crowd.
In response, "Hi, I'm Megan" speaks of individualism and being a unique person.
Well played on this one. Subtle, insightful and well written.
But both Microsoft and Apple ads aren't trying to sell us, they're trying to sell the layman who doesn't know anything. Apple says that Macs don't get viruses have all the software you need bundled and people jump on that.
So building the unit for that there is demand does not add to the cost? And then selling it for less than it took to build it does not hit your bottom line? Explain that to me, please.
Funny how Paul forgot about Vista already and is promoting like heck Windows 7 Release Candidate. Are Windows cheerleaders that embarrassed by Vista?
I disagree that all opinions are of equal value and are equally correct. That's demonstrably not true. And just because some people are enthusiasts does not make them fanboys, with all the supposed derogatory baggage the term carries.
AAC = ADVANCED Audio Coding. Designed to be the successor of MP3, and generally achieves better sound quality than MP3. It's standard on iPods, Sony PS3, PSP, SonyEricsson and Nokia phones, Nintendo, etc. So why is it that Apple is wrong?
Boxed wine vs. fine champaign
I'd say it's more like boxed wine versus fine champaign. They are very different in what they offer, one is more expensive, more sought after by those with good taste, the other is cheap, mass produced, and will satisfy the pallet of the casual imbiber.
It comes down to what you want in your product, if you want something that specifically fits your needs and desires then go with
, if you want something that fits a general mold, is cheap, and mass produced go PC.
I'd say it's more like boxed wine versus fine champaign. They are very different in what they offer, one is more expensive, more sought after by those with good taste, the other is cheap, mass produced, and will satisfy the pallet of the casual imbiber.
It comes down to what you want in your product, if you want something that specifically fits your needs and desires then go with
, if you want something that fits a general mold, is cheap, and mass produced go PC.
Agree. And to say more they are attacking Microsoft which isn't so obvious case in the MS ads.
It's like a old record that still plays yet most of the world already moved on to something different.
You seriously have to be stupid to believe that MS crashes often and viruses install by themselves every time you type a phrase in google search. But I guess that's what apple believes about it's future customers.
Say what?
This can't be true today, though. I'm just itching to replace our server with a Mac Pro ... so do go on ... I've never heard of this ... How in the world does one install Windows 2003 Server on a Pro? Same way? Boot Camp?
