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Microsoft's "I'm a PC" Ad Airs

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arn said:
I thought it was a pretty good "response" to Apple's ads.

arn
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I have to agree with Arn here. It is interesting and obvious that it is directed to counter Apple's ads.
 
dafttom said:
APPLE AD: "Unique"

Open on John Hodgman the PC.

"Hello, I'm a PC"

Another John Hodgman appears behind him.

"Hello, I'm a PC"

Another John Hodgman appears behind him.

"No, I'm a PC"

Yet another John Hodgman appears behind him.

"No, I'm a PC"

A billion John Hodgmans pop up.

(In chourus) "No, I'm a PC"

- beat -

"...and so's my wife"




Apple can have that for free...
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Ignore me - Microsoft already did it - with no hint of irony too...

- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hhVjSbV_oQ&fmt=18
 
At least the "I'm a PC" ad is better than the Seinfeld ads which had no focus or point.
 
JuliusPcUser said:
Why does you guys just hate the Pc? :confused:

i am very annoyed people just putting down on vista and they haven't used it, or haven't used sp1. to be honest i never got the Bsod since windows 98 :eek:

you guys have to cope because apple is just a brand like Hp, Compaq,Dell ect, the only difference is the os .... i cant see the difference between windows and mac os x,,, the only difference is its got a dock and finder ,,,,

Regards
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I don't hate PCs, but I do hate Microsoft and I hate them with a passion.

I have been a "hobbiest" computer user since the mid 80s and I remember how it was back then. There was an ecosystem of different manufacturers, each with strengths and weaknesses. I used to run a BBC model B and then I moved on to an Archimedes A5000. I watched Microsoft arrive in that ecosystem like a plague and decimate the scene. They didn't do it with superior technology. They did it by leveraging their relationship with IBM to attempt to stifle and strangle all competition. They did it with obscene, monopolistic business practices that have been retroactively shown to have been illegal although, by the time that this has been proved it's generally too late for their victims.

They nearly succeeded, too. By the time that I needed to replace my A5000, the only options that were realistically left was to buy Windows or to buy an Apple. All the other options had been smashed by Redmond. Superior technologies had been bought and buried or they'd been broken by the Beast of Redmond using economic warfare.

Throughout the last twenty years, I have watched as Microsoft shipped nothing but shoddy, second-rate products and actively held back progress in worldwide computer technology in order to line their corporate pockets.

Does that answer your question?
 
Apple just need to get Hodgeson to pull a toilet onto the set and have Mac ask him "What are you up to PC", "Oh, I'm taking a friend of mines advice, I'm going to turn number 2 into energy"...

Bring back Seinfeld - I loved those ads :)
 
JRomero said:
It's a nice response to Apple's ads, but it lacks the elegance and wit that Apple Ads have.
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Elegance? Wit? The adverts have just been bashing Microsoft in a really immature way. Especially, seeing when Apple offers Bootcamp, etc, it just makes them look really stupid.
 
Did anybody else find them to be a bit "We Are The World" or "I'd Like To Buy The World A Coke"?
 
pc

I wanted a mac really bad. But, I also want Blu-Ray drive. So, if a bluray drive is not in a mac, I am going the pc route.
 
smurfjammer said:
Lame... that's all I can say!
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That's BS. It's a perfect response to the "I'm a Mac" ads. It lacks the wit and elegance for a reason...they're saying they're the everyman computer. It is a very very good advertisement..to say otherwise shows whether you're a blind fanboy rather than a reasonable mac consumer...
 
The commercial is trying to say: "PC as in personal computer, it can do this, it can do that." Duh? Personal computers have been doing many things in many fields since the 1970s. They can even help discover new galaxies these days, and everyone knows that they can do just about all sorts of tasks. WHAT does this commercial say that is not already common knowledge?
 
actually.... now I'm thinking about it more..... I really hope these commercials work.

The gene pool here in the Mac world has been getting a little too dirty from all the "switchers" that thought they were "Cool" for switching to Macs.

Adios wannabes!
 
Much better than the Jerry adds. However it will not act as a Service Pack for Vista. It will simply help those with Vista feel more comforted knowing they are not alone.

It's not going to slow the growth on the Mac side. Yes the last month has been tough for Apple Bugs but they will adapt.

Vista is Vista is Vista. No fisherman, nurse, psychiatrist, lawyer, or cook on a 30 sec spot will change any of that.

Period. Although with the current level of awareness of Americans some could be swayed while watching the add.
:apple:
 
How can you have windows without walls in which they can be installed?

:)

840quadra said:
"Windows ... Life Without Walls"


Ouch!

Kind of a subtle sting to Apple's slightly walled garden, or am I reading into that a bit much? Either way, it has some creativity to it in it's own way. Curious to see what Apple's response, or new ad craze will be!.


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cal6n said:
I have been a "hobbiest" computer user since the mid 80s and I remember how it was back then. There was an ecosystem of different manufacturers, each with strengths and weaknesses.
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Yup. They were the games console factions of the day. Particularly the Spectrum and Commodore fanboys.

I used to run a BBC model B and then I moved on to an Archimedes A5000.
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My mate had an Archimedes. Nice bit of kit and one of the early 32 bit operating systems. Most remembered for playing that Virus game.

I watched Microsoft arrive in that ecosystem like a plague and decimate the scene.
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See, I saw them give people what they wanted: The use of one heterogenous operating system so you didn't have to learn the variances of a dozen or so. This bought computing to the masses and out of the realm of, well, hobbyists.

They didn't do it with superior technology. They did it by leveraging their relationship with IBM to attempt to stifle and strangle all competition.
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Yup, and if they didn't someone else would have. They were in the right place at the right time and were smart enough to leverage the opportunity.

They did it with obscene, monopolistic business practices that have been retroactively shown to have been illegal although, by the time that this has been proved it's generally too late for their victims.
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Yup. Welcome to the history of economics, littered with the corpses of good devices whose inventors didn't understand market needs and how to manipulate that market. Betamax how we miss thee!

They nearly succeeded, too.
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They did succeed. That's why they have over 90% of the entire market.

By the time that I needed to replace my A5000, the only options that were realistically left was to buy Windows or to buy an Apple.
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So you bought an Apple. Good for you, move on.

All the other options had been smashed by Redmond. Superior technologies had been bought and buried or they'd been broken by the Beast of Redmond using economic warfare.
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Yup. That's life I'm afraid. Happens in every industry.

Throughout the last twenty years, I have watched as Microsoft shipped nothing but shoddy, second-rate products and actively held back progress in worldwide computer technology in order to line their corporate pockets.
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Oh right. See I saw them bring computing to the masses, allow the standardisation of business computing and ultimately the net into people's homes. Sure, there may have been other ways of doing it but, frankly, who cares? Not Joe Public anyway.

Does that answer your question?
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Yes, you're a hobbyist who's still crying about sand getting kicked in their face over 20 years ago.
 
Ubuntu said:
Elegance? Wit? The adverts have just been bashing Microsoft in a really immature way. Especially, seeing when Apple offers Bootcamp, etc, it just makes them look really stupid.
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Nope, that's just to support users who switch during their transition. Web designers have to support Internet Explorer 6, does that mean they're all stupid? No.
 
sMiK said:
the "I'm A Mac" ads were funny. THIS is just silly, and another form of microsofts plagiarism. Like they did with the mouse, for the time then and now the app store, and even advertisements. yak
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Oh you mean like when Apple stole the mouse from Xerox? LOL! YAUMZ (yet another uninformed Mac zealot).
 
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