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    I never thought of them as being localized. It would be interesting to see the other versions.


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    Marcus J Smith
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    Mark Nischalke wrote:

    I never thought of them as being localized. It would be interesting to see the other versions.

    Japanese ads[^] UK[^]


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      Does anyone else find these commercials as ridculous as I do? I just saw the lastest one where PC is bloated with free software. How is this Microsoft's fault? The PC manfactures are the ones who fill up the systems with crap. Microsoft has also been forced to include other software.


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      David Crow
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      Mark Nischalke wrote:

      Does anyone else find these commercials as ridculous as I do?

      No. I rarely watch television, and when I do, the commercials are ignored or the channel is changed.


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        Does anyone else find these commercials as ridculous as I do? I just saw the lastest one where PC is bloated with free software. How is this Microsoft's fault? The PC manfactures are the ones who fill up the systems with crap. Microsoft has also been forced to include other software.


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        szukuro
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        Found this on bash.org: a mac vs. pc commercial you'll never see: "Whatcha doin, PC?" "I'm playing this new game." "Oh really, which one?" "Any." "Oh." (silence) (fade)

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          Does anyone else find these commercials as ridculous as I do? I just saw the lastest one where PC is bloated with free software. How is this Microsoft's fault? The PC manfactures are the ones who fill up the systems with crap. Microsoft has also been forced to include other software.


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          Keith Rule
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          The Mac ads are the only commercials I will stop and watch when fast forwarding on my TiVo. I do find it a bit ironic that in these commercials have the Mac as the "Straight man" and the PC as the "Comic". See: Comedy Duo[^] But I love the commercials anyway.

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            Does anyone else find these commercials as ridculous as I do? I just saw the lastest one where PC is bloated with free software. How is this Microsoft's fault? The PC manfactures are the ones who fill up the systems with crap. Microsoft has also been forced to include other software.


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            Rocky Moore
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            I find them stupid, but hey, Apple knows marketing and they know you tell someone a lie long enough they will believe it, so they have to make it entertaining to cause people to watch.

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              Does anyone else find these commercials as ridculous as I do? I just saw the lastest one where PC is bloated with free software. How is this Microsoft's fault? The PC manfactures are the ones who fill up the systems with crap. Microsoft has also been forced to include other software.


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              peterchen
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              The ads were funny - once. I like these[^] :cool:


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              • M Marcus J Smith

                Mark Nischalke wrote:

                I never thought of them as being localized. It would be interesting to see the other versions.

                Japanese ads[^] UK[^]


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                I think the guy in the UK ad that plays the Mac played a not very sympathetic character in a British series about a company who runs a web portal I used to watch a few years ago. Strangely enough all I can remember is the fictitious company's url seethru.co.uk or something like that, not the name of the actual show.


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                  Mark Nischalke wrote:

                  Does anyone else find these commercials as ridculous as I do?

                  No, I find them absolutely hilarious. The point here is when you get a pc you end up spending countless hours removing crapware that you do not want. This is not a jab at Microsoft but at (Dell, Gateway ...). For me being a cooperate customer I am even more frustrated as how many times do I have to uninstall the 90 day version of some internet protection software only to have the uninstaller fail and I have to end up going to the web page to download some other uninstaller that safely removes the crap.

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                  There's a utility out there that someone wrote to decrapify your pc[^]. Walt Mossberg wrote about it here.[^].

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                  • R Rama Krishna Vavilala

                    Mark Nischalke wrote:

                    How is this Microsoft's fault?

                    Wasn't the ad was about PC vs Mac. (not Microsoft vs Apple). Do the ads refer to Microsoft in anyway? The statement that PC's are loaded with crap is true whoever fault it might be.

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                    Rama Krishna Vavilala wrote:

                    Do the ads refer to Microsoft in anyway?

                    Yes, some of them target Vista (specifically UAC).

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                      Does anyone else find these commercials as ridculous as I do? I just saw the lastest one where PC is bloated with free software. How is this Microsoft's fault? The PC manfactures are the ones who fill up the systems with crap. Microsoft has also been forced to include other software.


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                      Mark Nischalke wrote:

                      Does anyone else find these commercials as ridculous as I do?

                      This[^] old "Macs Suck" video is what the doctor ordered. :-)


                      - Your choice of lifestyle is an abomination. - But I've been this way since I was a child. - The scriptures say it is of the Devil! - But who am I hurting by being this way? - It's EVIL! You must renounce this behavior! - What if it's NATURAL? - There's no proof of that! BEING LEFT HANDED IN THE MIDDLE AGES.

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                        Mark Nischalke wrote:

                        Does anyone else find these commercials as ridculous as I do?

                        This[^] old "Macs Suck" video is what the doctor ordered. :-)


                        - Your choice of lifestyle is an abomination. - But I've been this way since I was a child. - The scriptures say it is of the Devil! - But who am I hurting by being this way? - It's EVIL! You must renounce this behavior! - What if it's NATURAL? - There's no proof of that! BEING LEFT HANDED IN THE MIDDLE AGES.

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                        That's good :laugh:


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                          Mark Nischalke wrote:

                          Does anyone else find these commercials as ridculous as I do?

                          This[^] old "Macs Suck" video is what the doctor ordered. :-)


                          - Your choice of lifestyle is an abomination. - But I've been this way since I was a child. - The scriptures say it is of the Devil! - But who am I hurting by being this way? - It's EVIL! You must renounce this behavior! - What if it's NATURAL? - There's no proof of that! BEING LEFT HANDED IN THE MIDDLE AGES.

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                          Sathesh Sakthivel
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                          :cool:

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                            Does anyone else find these commercials as ridculous as I do? I just saw the lastest one where PC is bloated with free software. How is this Microsoft's fault? The PC manfactures are the ones who fill up the systems with crap. Microsoft has also been forced to include other software.


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                            Hsiang Tai Chien
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                            The Mac vs PC ads are there for a long time, and are still developing. Frankly, Mac does have its benefits, but it's not wrong to choose a PC if you'd like to. Com'on, it's just commercials. If you don't like it, just skip it.

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                              Does anyone else find these commercials as ridculous as I do? I just saw the lastest one where PC is bloated with free software. How is this Microsoft's fault? The PC manfactures are the ones who fill up the systems with crap. Microsoft has also been forced to include other software.


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                              Well, I think to have a stab back a Mac's PC's should make this ad. PC: Hi, Im a PC. Mac: Hi, Im a Mac, Im cool. PC: Bye, Im going to play a game. (Walks of screen). Short, Simple Sweet.

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                                Does anyone else find these commercials as ridculous as I do? I just saw the lastest one where PC is bloated with free software. How is this Microsoft's fault? The PC manfactures are the ones who fill up the systems with crap. Microsoft has also been forced to include other software.


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                                Apples VS Oranges :doh: ..... STUPIDITY = Any attempt to reach to a conclusive result by efficiently comparing two completelly dissimilar objects against the vast field of 'Personal Preference'. ...... please :|, don't waste my time !!!

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                                  Does anyone else find these commercials as ridculous as I do? I just saw the lastest one where PC is bloated with free software. How is this Microsoft's fault? The PC manfactures are the ones who fill up the systems with crap. Microsoft has also been forced to include other software.


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                                  I find it quite amusing that in the UK versions the guy playing the PC is so much more likable than the guy that plays the Mac, even my non-techy friends commented that based on personality they should have swapped parts.

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                                    Does anyone else find these commercials as ridculous as I do? I just saw the lastest one where PC is bloated with free software. How is this Microsoft's fault? The PC manfactures are the ones who fill up the systems with crap. Microsoft has also been forced to include other software.


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                                    ednrgc
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                                    No, I really couldn't care less. Until they release OSX for all Intel/AMD processors, who cares.

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                                      Does anyone else find these commercials as ridculous as I do? I just saw the lastest one where PC is bloated with free software. How is this Microsoft's fault? The PC manfactures are the ones who fill up the systems with crap. Microsoft has also been forced to include other software.


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                                      robertcurtiss
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                                      We should all just enjoy them for what they are. Corporate crap on both sides, give and take. They tickle me.

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                                        Does anyone else find these commercials as ridculous as I do? I just saw the lastest one where PC is bloated with free software. How is this Microsoft's fault? The PC manfactures are the ones who fill up the systems with crap. Microsoft has also been forced to include other software.


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                                        I think there hilarious, and good for Microsoft and Apple, tho better for apple. It just makes people like you mad and want to support Microsoft, and people who like apple want apple more. it no one who will change there computer because of the commercial. sure apple may sell a few more mac's to home users but there still barely denting the market Microsoft has. it would be more detrimental for Microsoft to try to retaliate then just laugh along.

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                                          There's a utility out there that someone wrote to decrapify your pc[^]. Walt Mossberg wrote about it here.[^].

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                                          The Decrapifer is totally awesome! Use it.

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