Mac vs. PC ads
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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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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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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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The ads were funny - once. I like these[^] :cool:
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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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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.
John
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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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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.
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.
:cool:
Regards, Satips.
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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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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.
only two letters away from being an asset
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.
Daniel Brown Senior Solutiuons Architect
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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.
only two letters away from being an asset
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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.
only two letters away from being an asset
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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.
only two letters away from being an asset
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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.
only two letters away from being an asset
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.
only two letters away from being an asset
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.[^].
Mike Poz
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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.
only two letters away from being an asset
Firstly, I am not an Apple/Mac fan, but I have to tip my hat off to the Apple Marketing department. With the iPod (yes, *cough*, *looks away* I have one), and now these ads against PC's. They are minimilistic, probably very inexpensive, but do a great job at what I assume is their intention -- Make people think about their product. And voila...now a bunch of computer programmers are discussing them in a forum. MISSION ACCOMPLISHED. And yes, they do like to stab at microsoft, and do so in clever, childish manner, but it even makes me laugh, because I can't deny what they are saying, though I wish I could.
________ John Y. Web Applications Developer john@jg-technologies.net
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Firstly, I am not an Apple/Mac fan, but I have to tip my hat off to the Apple Marketing department. With the iPod (yes, *cough*, *looks away* I have one), and now these ads against PC's. They are minimilistic, probably very inexpensive, but do a great job at what I assume is their intention -- Make people think about their product. And voila...now a bunch of computer programmers are discussing them in a forum. MISSION ACCOMPLISHED. And yes, they do like to stab at microsoft, and do so in clever, childish manner, but it even makes me laugh, because I can't deny what they are saying, though I wish I could.
________ John Y. Web Applications Developer john@jg-technologies.net
exactly, and how many Microsoft fans hate mac for these commercials and now will never even give mac a second glance. there good for both companies, it just spurs fanboyism on both sides. iam an avid pc user but i think the average home user would benefit from a mac
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There's a utility out there that someone wrote to decrapify your pc[^]. Walt Mossberg wrote about it here.[^].
Mike Poz
I have seen that but never used it. As for the crap it appears that even if you say do not install on Dell's customize at least for a laptop some of the crap still gets installed. :mad:
John