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Microsoft needs to drop Crispin Porter.
Their ads, at least the Burger King and Microsoft ones, are horrible. For $300 million I expect significantly better. As it is drop $300 million in my lap and I will produce better marketing. And I have no experience in this area.
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Microsoft needs to drop Crispin Porter.  ye | 10/30/08
And add Crispin Glover!  Loverock Davidson | 10/30/08
Got the hots for Crispin, do ya Lovey?  MGP2 | 10/30/08
About that $300m  TheTruthisOutThere@... | 10/30/08
does anyone like the PC Guy ads anymore?  coffeeshark | 10/30/08
Since you asked ... I do (NT)  daboochmeister | 11/03/08
Apple ads are amusing. Something MS tried...  bjbrock | 10/30/08
You sound like a fanboy.  Sleeper Service | 10/30/08
And you reply like a Shill.  nix_hed | 10/31/08
RE: Does anyone expect Apple's ads to be truthful?  winski | 10/30/08
How is it not a lie?  mdemuth | 10/30/08
SP's are doing nothing to fix...  bjbrock | 10/30/08
SP's ARE doing something to fix  NStalnecker | 10/30/08
Uhmmm, No.  ~Obelix~ | 10/30/08
Vista in the Enterprise  dvm | 10/30/08
The problem with your statement...  Sleeper Service | 10/30/08
You might want to look...  Sleeper Service | 10/30/08
RE: Does anyone expect Apple's ads to be truthful?  Joe Dufflebag | 10/31/08
Put the Kook Aid DOWN dude...  Wolfie2K3 | 10/31/08
Where does your referenced ad mention R & D?  bjbrock | 10/30/08
Depends on what is meant by "expect"  John L. Ries | 10/30/08
Indeed...  Wolfie2K3 | 10/31/08
RE: Does anyone expect Apple's ads to be truthful?  Mark-Twain | 10/30/08
Or the Obama/Biden ads...  Wolfie2K3 | 10/31/08
Have you heard of the Pickens Plan?  djchandler | 11/03/08
You flunked Literature  frgough | 10/30/08
re: Defense of MS  Badgered | 10/30/08
Actually He's Pro OSS.  mikefarinha | 10/30/08
This piece is a defense of MS  frgough | 10/30/08
Sometimes the truth is biased...  T1Oracle | 10/30/08
If you say so....  Badgered | 10/31/08
In this case it's called hypocrisy  balaknair | 10/31/08
The fly in the ointment, however...  Wolfie2K3 | 10/31/08
Actually, the truth makes it more ironic  steeldestroyer | 10/30/08
Vista is not only MS product. Shouldn't we recall here  Zukuzu | 10/30/08
MobileMe(ss)  NStalnecker | 10/30/08
Let's  frgough | 10/30/08
He's right!  GSavage777 | 11/02/08
Lacking?  NStalnecker | 10/30/08
I rarely see Microsoft ads, vs. inundated by Apple ads...  Roque Mocan | 10/30/08
No Doubt!  rtk | 10/30/08
MS advertising and marketing  balaknair | 10/31/08
More Apple adds  stillgolfing | 10/31/08
check your math.  rtk | 10/31/08
RE: Does anyone expect Apple's ads to be truthful?  tburzio | 10/30/08
They both could use more R&D and less ads.  T1Oracle | 10/30/08
Exactly  balaknair | 10/31/08
Only in America  tonymcs@... | 10/30/08
I think Apple does not have to be truthfu.  Grayson Peddie | 10/30/08
RE: Does anyone expect Apple's ads to be truthful?  beesser@... | 10/30/08
RE: Does anyone expect Apple's ads to be truthful?  gotamd@... | 10/30/08
I also found that advertising ad distasteful even if I ignore them.  Grayson Peddie | 10/30/08
Just like Jobs, honesty need not be consulted (nt)  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/30/08
Ah the old lie to prove a lie  Richard Flude | 10/30/08
RE: Does anyone expect Apple's ads to be truthful?  DannyO_0x98 | 10/30/08
RE: Does anyone expect Apple's ads to be truthful?  jlamonsnwa | 10/30/08
In America if you're cool lie all you want  marks055@... | 10/30/08
FYI: You are completely missing the point of that commercial  jefflass | 10/31/08
Ditto  WarhavenSC | 10/31/08
I agree, the author is missing the point  jimjordan777 | 10/31/08
Apple ads: In-Your-Face truth, plus humor  SteveMak | 10/31/08
Run Windows on Mac hardware.  techrepublic@... | 10/31/08
Vista stability is not the issue today  SteveMak | 10/31/08
Neither is device compatibilty.  rtk | 10/31/08
Nobody has any problems with Vista  SteveMak | 11/02/08
Okay, Legacy drivers and programs.  gene_fitz@... | 11/01/08
Microsoft knew, but they didn't understand  SteveMak | 11/04/08
I've rarely seen more-dishonest ads.  GrizzledGeezer | 10/31/08
Are anybody's ads truthful? At least Apple's are entertaining.  ron@... | 10/31/08
Level of discourse  cburkitt2 | 10/31/08
How Do You Know a Microsoft Rep Is Lying?  dumptux | 10/31/08
If you believe ANY ads are truthful, get an education.  techrepublic@... | 10/31/08
your figures are misleading...  vineel@... | 10/31/08
Damn! Adrian, Took you long enough!  Wolfie2K3 | 10/31/08
You know though Adrian, there is some truth in advertising...  nix_hed | 10/31/08
RE: Does anyone expect Apple's ads to be truthful?  gvossen2093@... | 11/01/08
Finely someone addresses the TRUTH  MrHope | 11/01/08
True value of Apple R&D must consider BSD  daboochmeister | 11/03/08

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