What has Microsoft been doing for the past 6 *years*?
Because they love the product. Something that Microsoft and Samsung will never, ever understand--delighting customers.
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Microsoft Posts Anti-Apple Windows Phone Videos of Questionable Taste [Update: Removed]
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What has Microsoft been doing for the past 6 *years*?
Because they love the product. Something that Microsoft and Samsung will never, ever understand--delighting customers.
Wow! Wth were they thinking? Horrible taste and PR!
The Jobs type character was in such bad taste and then to call him "T" like we are to believe its Tim Cook ... Just Wow!
The Jobs type character was in such bad taste and then to call him "T" like we are to believe its Tim Cook ... Just Wow!
Nah, no they didn't. You couldn't be more wrong. Microsoft isn't even promoting their own product here, they are just talking crap and insulting Apple's customers. The Get a Mac ads talked about the current issues with Windows (which was 100% spot on) and gave good reasons why a Mac would be a good choice.
Microsoft is going down. The iPad trade-in program plus these ads show they can't innovate, they are desperate, they are scraping the bottom of the barrel at last attempts to get that loser Surface into the hands of anyone who cares and trying to force Windows 8 down people's throats and that's just rude. And here's the funny part, while Microsoft is trying so hard to screw over Apple, Apple's default search engine on iOS 7 is now BING. Go figure.
I disagree completely.
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The "Macs are great for fun stuff and PCs[sic] are boring and only used for spreadsheets" was as vindictive as this advert.
That is, a little bit and nothing to lose sleep over. Some of the offence being taken by certain fanboys is nothing short of comical.
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So you don't consider portraying a dying of cancer, and now dead, CEO and founder of the other company in an advertisement vindictive? You must be in politics
It would be vindictive IF they made some sort of issue of his cancer. They didn't.
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Do HTC or Google offer a 16GB upgraded model for £80 more? No.
Ok, I don't really think the ads are offensive, just a bit lame and not really funny.
It's weird that Microsoft has consistently gone after Apple and not Google in these kind of videos.
Google's customer base seems much closer to Microsofts than Apple, maybe that's why these kind of suck? Microsoft doesn't know what demographic to go after anymore.
It's weird that Microsoft has consistently gone after Apple and not Google in these kind of videos.
Google's customer base seems much closer to Microsofts than Apple, maybe that's why these kind of suck? Microsoft doesn't know what demographic to go after anymore.
Agreed. You'd think you'd go after users of the flakier ecosystem. Apple's users are pretty entrenched.
Yeah, I just always use AdBlock anyway and never use web browsers in the VM. I think it was from stuff I installed and accidentally left some checkbox on to install other software, and that software opened vulnerabilities. Or there was something in the files I sent to the VM. It wasn't a big deal because I was just using that VM to run random little applications that were only made for Windows (before I knew about WINE).
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I said that I would like an SD slot in an iPad instead of having internal storage that can't be upgraded, but then someone here showed me the transfer speeds. I was unaware that SD card transfer speeds are MUCH slower than the internal storage, though I had checked before and thought they were about the same. That would make the device annoyingly unresponsive.
Not even funny. Didn't love for a single second there. Nope, MS. Nice try (sarcasm can be nice and good ads can be hilarious - se VW with the Darth Vader kid for example) but this one...
Microsoft is pathetic
they should worry more about getting out of the hole they are in rather than posting stupid anti-Apple videos
they should worry more about getting out of the hole they are in rather than posting stupid anti-Apple videos
they pulled the ads i assume because of the backlash. apple has pulled ads because of backlash
i have no idea why you are quoting my post. i never compared this ad to the mac vs pc ads or anything like that.
i found the ad incredibly dull and pathetic but i certainly dont see it as the end of the world.
how exactly are they poking fun at steve jobs. i just didnt see that. perhaps you can show me where that happened? or is the mere showcase of the back of his head a tasteless joke?
the post i quoted said dying of cancer.
sorry i didnt know you could have had all these different conditions on when its alright to poke fun of men that are dying of cancer. he was turning into nothing in front of the whole world. it was obvious what was going on.
i think its distasteful to make fun of people who are dying but how is showcasing someone sitting in a chair listening to people "poking fun"?
its no worse than some of the people on here mentioning missteps jobs took to justify the dullness of tim cook
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Proof that MS employees need to take a trip to Disney World...
If these Microsoft employees would take a page from Disney they would understand what world class customer service is about. Go to Disney World and see if an employee ever talks in any way shape or form about Universal... They never say a word about it, they just want you to have a good time while you are there. Now go to Universal Studio, all universal employees do is take verbal low blow shots at Disney.... You know the difference between the two parks is? Disney waters their grass to keep it green and soft, Universal Studios paints their dead dry grass green so when you step on it, it crunches.
What has caused these companies feel the need to take low blow shots at each other to win customers? Quit talking about competitors and impress us with your own actions/products. They are all becoming like the obnoxious person at the bar who tries to downplay others there to try to make himself look better and increase his chance. After working in night clubs through college I can tell you the person that does that goes home alone and bitter. The person who loves everyone and says nothing bad about others leaves with a group of people and always is popular.
If these Microsoft employees would take a page from Disney they would understand what world class customer service is about. Go to Disney World and see if an employee ever talks in any way shape or form about Universal... They never say a word about it, they just want you to have a good time while you are there. Now go to Universal Studio, all universal employees do is take verbal low blow shots at Disney.... You know the difference between the two parks is? Disney waters their grass to keep it green and soft, Universal Studios paints their dead dry grass green so when you step on it, it crunches.
What has caused these companies feel the need to take low blow shots at each other to win customers? Quit talking about competitors and impress us with your own actions/products. They are all becoming like the obnoxious person at the bar who tries to downplay others there to try to make himself look better and increase his chance. After working in night clubs through college I can tell you the person that does that goes home alone and bitter. The person who loves everyone and says nothing bad about others leaves with a group of people and always is popular.
Just how responsive do you need the internal memory to be if you are playing back video footage, or music, or anything else.
I have never found the use of an SD card on a device to make anything unresponsive in any way.
I have difficulty understanding why it is ok to sling mud rather than boast about the product being sold. It makes it difficult to want the product and makes me think the people selling the product are afraid it is inferior to the one they are slinging mud at. Same goes for politicians.
Those videos were just desperate and pathetic. And it shows yet again that Microsoft are still unaware that the biggest threat to them is Google. Microsoft fans are unlikely to switch to Apple products, but a lot of them are very happy to use Google's offerings.
Microsoft is at the moment obsessed with little attacks on Apple in their advertising campaigns. The problem is MS seems to be a stranger to comedy and common sense. These little digs just come across as bitter, pathetic, ignorant and detached from reality.
The biggest problem is that they are trying to make fun of things they are so bad at. Remember the brown Zune, the overpriced Surface, the forgotten Kin......?
Microsoft is at the moment obsessed with little attacks on Apple in their advertising campaigns. The problem is MS seems to be a stranger to comedy and common sense. These little digs just come across as bitter, pathetic, ignorant and detached from reality.
The biggest problem is that they are trying to make fun of things they are so bad at. Remember the brown Zune, the overpriced Surface, the forgotten Kin......?
Just to be clear: The attitudes in CA Disney, on the whole, are poorer than the ones at FL Disney. They are two different companies, internally, and run a bit different. I don't know if it is just how CA is compared to FL or if it is because FL has a more international workers. Both have a similar experience but FL wins out overall. Many people mix up World for land. For those that have only been to CA it is good to know the distinction.
Yes more companies should emulate the FL Disney theme park experience. They have mastered the marketing circle.
Not sure why everyone here is so butt hurt. Seems pretty funny and accurate. I think the misunderstanding comes from some people believing they are making fun of Steve. But I didn't get that at all. I thought it was pretty amusing.
I'm gonna say it one more time in case anyone important is listening.
We dont want or need our computing companies to be hip. Quit trying so damn hard to be hip!
We want them to be reliable.
Quit mistaking the hip young people working at successful companies for the CUSTOMERS that buy the products of successful companies.
But yeah the 5c colors are awful.
And this ad was a little too Office meets Parks and Rec.
(see above)
We dont want or need our computing companies to be hip. Quit trying so damn hard to be hip!
We want them to be reliable.
Quit mistaking the hip young people working at successful companies for the CUSTOMERS that buy the products of successful companies.
But yeah the 5c colors are awful.
And this ad was a little too Office meets Parks and Rec.
(see above)
