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My guess is...
...they're touting the Microsoft and Windows brands, not a particular product.

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Posted by: rapson   Posted on: 09/19/08 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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My guess is...  rapson | 09/19/08
Yup  TedKraan | 09/19/08
And, YUP, at that time, they featured XP front and center.  DonnieBoy | 09/19/08
XP had some resistance too..  TedKraan | 09/19/08
Well, it took until SP2 for XP to work properly  drprod@... | 09/22/08
got into XP late as well  TedKraan | 09/23/08
Yes  AzuMao | 09/24/08
The trainwreck ...  mwagner@... | 09/22/08
No mention of Vista because...  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 09/22/08
No  AzuMao | 09/22/08
New Commercial Rocks. I'm a PC. Now as to no mention.....  xuniL_z | 09/22/08
Right, and ONE of the most important new Windows brands is VISTA.  DonnieBoy | 09/19/08
Keep trying Donnie Darko, one day someone might take you seriously (NT)  Scrat | 09/19/08
And someday, the Vista brand might be worth something.  DonnieBoy | 09/19/08
It looks to be worth much, much, more  GuidingLight | 09/19/08
That's what ...  n0neXn0ne | 09/19/08
You should know it better then anyone else  John Zern | 09/19/08
@John  TedKraan | 09/22/08
" worth much, much, more then the Linux brand."  bmerc | 09/22/08
Worth more isn't the same as cost more...  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 09/22/08
You mean like the "BOB" brand or the "Millennium Edition" brand?  dumptux | 09/22/08
Vista SP2, Maybe?  drprod@... | 09/22/08
THEN/THAN  TranMan | 09/30/08
They left them all out  laura.b | 09/19/08
It is a lot simpler than that. Vista AND the brand SUUUUUCK.  DonnieBoy | 09/19/08
Wow, I'm convinced  laura.b | 09/19/08
Well, yes, even MS understands that the Vista brand is trashed.  DonnieBoy | 09/19/08
And yet you do not seem to understand  GuidingLight | 09/19/08
And, you do not seem to understand that insults do not help your  DonnieBoy | 09/19/08
That's funny DB  John Zern | 09/19/08
Ah Donnie Boy...  Sleeper Service | 09/20/08
re: GuidingLight - LOL - He won me 10$ already -  USTechHead | 09/22/08
Simple indeed...  Snarfiorix | 09/22/08
Hey DonnieBoy ...  n0neXn0ne | 09/19/08
Well....  laura.b | 09/19/08
Your point is "Well..." taken, see above.  n0neXn0ne | 09/19/08
Something missing  laura.b | 09/22/08
Hey laura.b ...  n0neXn0ne | 09/19/08
Hey moron...  Wolfie2K3 | 09/22/08
Actually, a very nice ad  Gruffydd | 09/19/08
The IBM Linux ad  Gruffydd | 09/19/08
Yes, the people  Len Rooney | 09/20/08
So good that...  Sleeper Service | 09/22/08
I forgot  tikigawd | 09/22/08
What about the Mojave Ads?  daMan25 | 09/19/08
Macs are better  tikigawd | 09/22/08
RE: ... VISTA.  n0neXn0ne | 09/19/08
OMG thank god Donnie idiot knows nothing about marketing  OMGDonnieBoyisanIdiot | 09/19/08
Sup w/ the personal attacks? (nt)  n0neXn0ne | 09/19/08
And good RIDDANCE!  friedtoast@... | 09/22/08
It's about the brand not the individual products  Pheck | 09/22/08
This all reminds me of the "This bird is dead" skit by Monte Python.  DonnieBoy | 09/19/08
It's outpacing  John Zern | 09/19/08
It's called Dead Parrot.  SGIOctane2 | 10/09/08
The ads aren't, and never were, about Vista  mikefarinha | 09/19/08
Wow, all of the excuses for Vista keep piling up. Vista is the latest and  DonnieBoy | 09/19/08
Donnie, you haven't got a clue about branding  Scrat | 09/19/08
Could not of said it better  CrashPad | 09/19/08
Actually, the question is how fast can MS come out with the next version of  DonnieBoy | 09/19/08
Actually, the question is how fast can you come up with a post  John Zern | 09/19/08
"Could not *have* said" (nt)  tikigawd | 09/22/08
And, for the sum total of MS branding, Vista has about ZERO value.  DonnieBoy | 09/19/08
Is that a fact  Pliny the Elder | 09/19/08
RE: ...haven't got a clue about 'branding'?  n0neXn0ne | 09/19/08
"Livestock" is always singular  tikigawd | 09/22/08
RE: ...is always... a forum english teacher...  n0neXn0ne | 09/22/08
please  tikigawd | 09/23/08
doh!  magallanes | 09/22/08
As I understand it,  merc2dogs` | 09/22/08
Since hype is always based on fact  tikigawd | 09/22/08
I think he would need a brain to think  tikigawd | 09/22/08
I love seeing the anti-Vista crowd squirm!  mikefarinha | 09/19/08
The ones squirming are at MS and their ad agency. This campaign is a DUD  DonnieBoy | 09/19/08
Really? The numbers prove otherwise.  mikefarinha | 09/19/08
RE: ...numbers prove otherwise  n0neXn0ne | 09/19/08
Thanks for promoting  Gruffydd | 09/19/08
It always cracks me up...  storm14k | 09/19/08
It always cracks me up.  John Zern | 09/19/08
Agreed, JZ  Pliny the Elder | 09/19/08
squirm???  storm14k | 09/19/08
Of course you don't...  Sleeper Service | 09/22/08
Using your logic...  Wolfie2K3 | 09/22/08
Yeah  TedKraan | 09/22/08
RE: Microsoft's  Loverock Davidson | 09/19/08
Get the name out? Why?  rpmyers1 | 09/19/08
A TV will work just fine.  CrashPad | 09/19/08
RE: A TV will work just fine  /A\V/ | 10/06/08
What do you mean why?  Loverock Davidson | 09/19/08
Gee.. How many households do NOT have a TV...?  Wolfie2K3 | 09/22/08
Wow!  TedKraan | 09/22/08
RE: Microsoft's  Haspyo | 09/19/08
W2000  TedKraan | 09/22/08
Adrian, bitter much?  Scrat | 09/19/08
Hey ...  Adrian Kingsley-Hughes ZDNet Moderator | 09/19/08
Me too. They have me rolling on the floor laughing, though probably not for  DonnieBoy | 09/19/08
Still, they are much better then those  GuidingLight | 09/19/08
Well, good point, IBM is about as incompetent as MS when it comes to  DonnieBoy | 09/19/08
Give it up DonnieBoyo  tech_walker | 09/19/08
All right, the Linux crowd are the actual advertising experts (!)  Gruffydd | 09/19/08
I got to admire your tenacity  Pliny the Elder | 09/19/08
As I said before ....  n0neXn0ne | 09/19/08
Does anyone really bother  Pliny the Elder | 09/19/08
I would ....  n0neXn0ne | 09/20/08
RE: As I said before...  sqr(cos(180)) | 09/22/08
Sad...just sad  Yax_to_the_Max | 09/19/08
RE: Hey Dre` ...  n0neXn0ne | 09/19/08
Doesn't matter  frgough | 09/19/08
Ugggh!  Zathros | 09/19/08
Hey dunder heads!  CrashPad | 09/19/08
mikefarinha is RIGHT!  rjohn05 | 09/19/08
Mojave ads are for Vista  mikefarinha | 09/19/08
I thought Mojave  TedKraan | 09/22/08
No Ted...  Sleeper Service | 09/22/08
This link is about Windows in general  symbolset | 09/22/08
Part 2 will tell the tale.  TripleII | 09/19/08
The Jerry ads were brief to prevent Apple from responding to them.  mikefarinha | 09/19/08
Seriously?  Marcos El Malo | 09/19/08
You mean  tikigawd | 09/22/08
I saw the ad...  nix_hed | 09/19/08
Nix-hed  CrashPad | 09/19/08
writing driver code  tikigawd | 09/22/08
Well, it's good  TedKraan | 09/22/08
You're a Genius  tikigawd | 09/22/08
This isn't about conforming...  Wolfie2K3 | 09/22/08
alright 3 or 4 ad's so let judge the entire campaign now  marks055@... | 09/19/08
Paving the Way!  Kromaethius | 09/19/08
RE: Microsoft's  claymann39@... | 09/19/08
you did not beta test  CrashPad | 09/19/08
Which  TedKraan | 09/22/08
RE: Microsoft's  rlorenz | 09/19/08
This is how it should be done ...  n0neXn0ne | 09/19/08
Exactly so, + LSE Win Server 2003 epic crash  Don Collins | 09/19/08
RE: Exactly so, ...  n0neXn0ne | 09/19/08
What are you even talking about.  rtk | 09/19/08
RE: ... talking about?  n0neXn0ne | 09/19/08
Hey numbnuts...  Wolfie2K3 | 09/22/08
Re:  dvm | 09/19/08
It doesn't matter because ...  n0neXn0ne | 09/19/08
Whose  rtk | 09/19/08
Does not remove any blame.  storm14k | 09/19/08
Sure it does  rtk | 09/19/08
RE: ... it does  n0neXn0ne | 09/19/08
You have a SLA  rtk | 09/19/08
Somebody pointed out that  Pliny the Elder | 09/19/08
RE: Somebody pointed out that ...  n0neXn0ne | 09/20/08
lmao... (nt)  storm14k | 09/20/08
Oh I see...  Sleeper Service | 09/21/08
Sleeper, that was shameless troll-bait.  Zogg | 09/21/08
Why?  Sleeper Service | 09/21/08
RE: [RE: Somebody pointed out that ]  sqr(cos(180)) | 09/22/08
I would say that...  storm14k | 09/20/08
No you can't...  Sleeper Service | 09/21/08
Okay dvm I read the article...  bmerc | 09/22/08
Perfect slogan: Windows: Life without walls.  dfolk2 | 09/19/08
I find it a perfect slogan  TedKraan | 09/22/08
RE: Microsoft's  David Spencer-20660146163390554490918120654216 | 09/19/08
Microsoft's strength is the generic "Windows" brand.  Zogg | 09/19/08
That's right. It is not (only) about Vista  Gruffydd | 09/19/08
RE: ... It is not (only) about Vista .... I agree ...  n0neXn0ne | 09/19/08
What! Blue Screen of Smoke?  Gruffydd | 09/19/08
Millions watched  rtk | 09/19/08
I got to give it to you'll ...  n0neXn0ne | 09/19/08
sorry I can't return the respect.  rtk | 09/19/08
case in point  n0neXn0ne | 09/19/08
Sitting on the fence  rikasa | 09/19/08
Isn't Microsft more then just Vista?  John Zern | 09/19/08
Re: Isn't Microsft more than just Vista?  rikasa | 09/19/08
Not sure where you get your info from cause you are wrong..  OMGDonnieBoyisanIdiot | 09/20/08
re: Not sure where you get your info from cause you are wrong..  rikasa | 09/20/08
No, he was right..  TedKraan | 09/23/08
No Vista?  notsofast | 09/20/08
When was the last time you saw OS X mentiond in an Apple Ad?  cfischer83@... | 09/20/08
RE: Microsoft's  MarkLR | 09/20/08
I'm a PC  gene_fitz@... | 09/20/08
limited audience  stevey_d | 09/21/08
The mass majority  rtk | 09/21/08
shown your colours  stevey_d | 09/21/08
Exactly how successful were they?  rtk | 09/21/08
actually, no, the mass majority just view computers as tools  bmerc | 09/22/08
There is where we disagree.  gene_fitz@... | 09/24/08
In a world without walls  jorjitop | 09/21/08
When Microsoft clients need to get the work done...  Richard Flude | 09/21/08
An ad agency uses Macs?  Sleeper Service | 09/22/08
Wow Macs can do that??/  CrashPad | 09/22/08
Embarrassing enough MS pulled the metadata  Richard Flude | 09/22/08
No mention of Edsel in Ford ads, either  SteveMak | 09/22/08
RE: No Vista  imaasshole | 09/22/08
Brand vs. Product  Ronin69 | 09/22/08
Vista is just one Microsoft product...  GrizzledGeezer | 09/22/08
I am a ADS marketing  magallanes | 09/22/08
XP is a retired product, this is why !  Gradius2 | 09/22/08
"Retired", yet still working  SteveMak | 09/22/08
RE: Microsoft's Phase 2  ringlis | 09/22/08
RE: Microsoft's  AnubiS2k | 09/22/08
RE: Microsoft's an *******  vishalsuvagia | 09/22/08
I'm a ... nm...  Vampyrick | 09/22/08
So THIS is MSFT's Great White Hope?  drprod@... | 09/22/08
The marketing organ is vestigal  symbolset | 09/22/08
MS should pull MS Office from Macs...  Arapey | 09/23/08
Or maybe it could be this...  nix_hed | 09/23/08
OpenOffice  AzuMao | 09/24/08
Well, M$FT COULD Pull Office from the Mac....  drprod@... | 10/06/08
Microsoft's "I'm A PC" ad...  nix_hed | 09/23/08
My name is "Skynet" and I'm a PC!!!!  Arapey | 09/23/08
"the guy"  rtk | 09/23/08
OMG You actually think these are better than BG & JS?  chaiguy1337 | 09/23/08
The ad was made on a Mac...  ~Obelix~ | 09/23/08
Funny  AzuMao | 09/24/08
RE: The ad was NOT made on a Mac....  Narg | 09/29/08
Of Course - Mac  drprod@... | 10/06/08
RE: Microsoft's  Rick_K | 09/23/08
Exactly  AzuMao | 09/24/08
Donnieboy...  sykandtyed | 09/23/08
Microsoft's now advertising for Linux  tomam | 09/24/08
Wasted?  AzuMao | 09/25/08
RE: Wasted?  Narg | 09/29/08
Empirical evidence, baby.  AzuMao | 09/30/08
RE: Microsoft's VISTA  vickkih@... | 10/06/08
what ticks me off is they lie to try to get you to buy  Randalllind | 10/06/08
it's the old "taste test" schtick  ca1ic0cat | 10/06/08
I must be an Apple because "I don't get it"  Cayble | 10/06/08
I'm a PC  mlindl | 10/06/08
Ha! What a silly guy!  Cayble | 10/06/08
RE: Microsoft's AD's  BernieLyons | 10/06/08
RE: Microsoft's AD's  BernieLyons | 10/06/08
Vista vs. XP difference in release timing...  Cayble | 10/06/08

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