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Originally Posted by Vincent Ferrari
Oh yeah, because those Laptop Hunters ads were so classy and highbrow, right?
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Yes, I liked them quite a bit. Sure, they poked at Apple over the price and selection issue, but it was really just a poke - a couple of seconds mention, then back to the focus of the ads. The Apple ads were 100% Mac vs. PC trashing talking. Sure, they did it in a "funny" way, but the end they were a full-on condemnation of everything about Windows PCs, from security to ease of use to choice to stability...etc.
There's a *big* difference between the Apple ads and any of the ads Microsoft has done, and I think everyone can see that.
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Originally Posted by Vincent Ferrari
"The kids love them" and "I'm not cool enough for a Mac" and even lying about the prices and specs are so high brow and sophisticated.
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Are you talking about this?
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-10295057-71.html
Ads get shot months or many weeks in advance of airing. Much ado about nothing in my book. I really have no idea if it was intentional or not, but is it a big deal? Not so much. The basic point of the laptop hunter campaign still holds true.
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Originally Posted by Vincent Ferrari
Sometimes I wonder if you say things like this just to tweak people like me because I almost find it impossible to believe that you actually believe some of the things you say.
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I say what I believe and I believe what I say. If you find that hard to believe, well...I don't know what I say about that.
