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Apple calls MS.
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FuryofFive
Golden Member
hmmm im not sure he were's it as much as he wears it 🙂
sourceninja
Diamond Member
I think the comment is simply made up. The article claims the commercials are unscripted. I find that hard to believe. I mean they all seem like they are reading a script and are very robotic. Plus you get guys saying things that just don't make sense. Ohh look how nice looking this mac is, I'd buy it but macs simply are not powerful like windows is. On top of that these are people buying a computer from best buy, which to me simply shows their ignorance in the first place.
I find these commercials as annoying as the mac vs pc commercials apple runs. So I guess that makes them even.
I find these commercials as annoying as the mac vs pc commercials apple runs. So I guess that makes them even.
Gibson486
Lifer
ahhh....stop being a fan boy. You missed the the whole point. They gave then X dollars to buy any laptop they want.
They can't buy a mac b/c it goes over X dollars.
They come out with a PC b/c they are the only laptops at that price point.
All macs laptops are over their price range.
The PC is with in their price range.
PC cost less than mac.
Mac cost more than PC.
Do I really have to explain it anymore? Or will your hard on for macs prevent you from seeing the point? I mean, you even said yourself, "Only reason I don't own one is they cost too much", which was the whole point of the commercial.
sourceninja
Diamond Member
Except for I watched one with a black guy who had a 1600.00 budget. More then enough to get a mac. He appeared to love the mac at first look, but then suddenly said "Well macs are slow and not powerful" and then bought a crappy HP laptop.
mugs
Lifer
In the "Lauren" ad she did say that there was one Macbook available for under $1000, but it had a 13" screen. She wanted a 17" screen. Apple still only has on laptop under $1000. They lowered the prices on their other laptops, but they're all still above the price level of these laptop hunter ads, so I'm not sure why they would call MS and tell them that their ads are wrong.
No one ever looks past the hardware when comparing Macs and PCs, which is stupid because the main difference is the software. I think most Mac users don't use Macs because of the hardware, they use Macs because they like the OS. That's why you see people building Hackintoshes, and not many people buying Macbooks and only running Windows on them. Obviously people value the OS enough to buy the more expensive hardware that is required to run it.
Drakkon
Diamond Member
I love my mac...its fast and powerful and easy to use and slick and quiet....oh yeah and it cost only $10,000 (2x2.93 quad core Xeons and 16GB ram) and work paid for it 😛 I don't think I'd ever walk in to a store and buy one for myself when Dell, Lenovo, etc run deals every week for machines that while not as slick or quiet or easy are still just as fast and powerful for hundreds if not thousands less.
they don't tell them to find something under $1000, that is their budget regardless of MS.
it is comparable to someone has only 20k and goes into a Mercedes dealership, the only car they can buy is the smart. MS bought up a valid point and has the right message, you can't and shouldn't buy what you can't afford, but you still can do a lot of common tasks on the PC.
SunnyD
Belgian Waffler
Nice try. In terms of cars, you have to realize that Kia/Hyundai are as much as good as Toyota or Honda in terms of quality, and that's the point. They DO run commercials that pretty much have the same sort of ad campaign as MS does here. Hell, Hyundai I believe had a whole line of commercials comparing their cars (and ratings) to the luxury lines (Infinity, Lexus, BMW, Mercedes) with the whole emphasis being that feature for feature, they met or exceeded the standards of the "name brands", at a significantly lower price point.
The ads emphasize that given a economic price point and a given set of requirements, Apple generally can not compete. Take the Apple tax out of the equation and it's a different story.
Babbles
Diamond Member
Seriously?
Usually you don't say things this dumb, so I'll take this to be an oddball exception. There are many very well put together PC notebooks and many others that are quite light. Also, at least form my understanding, Apple notebooks aren't the best when it comes to battery life.
To prefer a Mac is one thing; speaking nonsense is another.
ConstipatedVigilante
Diamond Member
I only post like this when I'm drunk.
mAdMaLuDaWg
Platinum Member
Motion for ban
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