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The underlying message in both of these commercials is that Macs are for people with more sense than money and value style over function...

shouldn't that be...

The underlying message in both of these commercials is that Macs are for people with more money than sense and value style over function...
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small edit required...  iTeaBoy | 04/06/09
I thought the same thing...(NT)  MGP2 | 04/06/09
another edit?  eggmanbubbagee@... | 04/07/09
Edit #2: He's at Fry's, not Best Buy  tikigawd | 04/08/09
It's an ad for the masses  Michael Kelly | 04/06/09
MSFT is losing their edge  Jaffreywali | 04/06/09
Don't disagree with any of that  Michael Kelly | 04/06/09
Effective we don't know yet.......  dave95. | 04/06/09
Also keep in mind  Michael Kelly | 04/06/09
MS is trying to slow the abandonment rate  dkawalec | 04/06/09
Sucks less and is cheap  john_gillespie@... | 04/08/09
@john gillspie  shadfurman | 04/08/09
You're right  sackbut | 04/08/09
The ad is aimed at people who don't know any better...  bswiss | 04/06/09
... apples and oranges...  shadfurman | 04/08/09
RE: Microsoft scores another hit against Apple  CelticBrewer | 04/06/09
@ Celtic Brewer  john@... | 04/06/09
Spoken like  jaypeg | 04/06/09
I don't know anybody...  shadfurman | 04/08/09
Do a little research  macadam | 04/07/09
MS makes a TON of money from Windows loving Mac users  NonZealot | 04/07/09
Let's be clear about something  macadam | 04/07/09
thank you!  shadfurman | 04/08/09
Very misleading ad...  nitejrny282 | 04/06/09
You're missing the point  Michael Kelly | 04/06/09
A more honest ad???  iTeaBoy | 04/06/09
My GF has a similar model and it is a very solid system.  ye | 04/06/09
MS is simply copying Apple once again  NonZealot | 04/06/09
my laptop  shadfurman | 04/08/09
RE: Microsoft scores another hit against Apple  Richard Platt | 04/06/09
its not sexy sleek white... its junk!  shadfurman | 04/08/09
RE: Microsoft scores another hit against Apple  shollomon | 04/06/09
Wow  shadfurman | 04/08/09
Good summation, Adrian...  Sleeper Service | 04/06/09
RE: Microsoft scores another hit against Apple  U53r | 04/06/09
How much more evidence do you need...  Sleeper Service | 04/06/09
self-refuting!!! (NT!)  eggmanbubbagee@... | 04/06/09
delete please  eggmanbubbagee@... | 04/06/09
you weren't comparing it to the so honest apple ads were you...  shadfurman | 04/08/09
Dangerous game for MS  iTeaBoy | 04/06/09
Exactly what I was thinking...  Stuka | 04/06/09
cheap is all relative. I could sit on crates instead of chairs, some do.  shadfurman | 04/08/09
Crates? Are you kidding me?  philipralban@... | 04/10/09
Dangerous game for Apple too  NonZealot | 04/06/09
Would be a good counter attack move for Apple......  dave95. | 04/06/09
Why is Microsoft marketing computers?  frgough | 04/06/09
The bulk of their income comes from these sales  Michael Kelly | 04/06/09
Then why make an ad the undercuts your bread and butter?  frgough | 04/06/09
Yup  dave95. | 04/06/09
and you think a sales person can't do their job and upsell? Image! IMAGE!  shadfurman | 04/08/09
RE: Why is Microsoft marketing computers?  slimmac1 | 04/06/09
You also missed the primary point  frgough | 04/06/09
$1500 is now a low end laptop?  NonZealot | 04/06/09
And this is why you still live in your parent's basement  frgough | 04/06/09
$1,100 was the cheapest laptop at that store?  NonZealot | 04/06/09
Still not getting it  frgough | 04/06/09
Point out where they pushed razor thin margin laptops?  NonZealot | 04/06/09
Considering Dell built their empire on high volume and razor thin margins  Michael Kelly | 04/06/09
hey I live in a basement!  shadfurman | 04/08/09
thats a flat outlook... and prob not all that true... just a guess tho  shadfurman | 04/08/09
RE: Microsoft scores another hit against Apple  Jaffreywali | 04/06/09
most come w/ MS, so build your own  Maarek Stele | 04/06/09
Ads are BRILLIANT. Here's why.  eggmanbubbagee@... | 04/06/09
I expect to be told why I should use their product  DannyO_0x98 | 04/06/09
Race to the Bottom  Harry Bardal | 04/06/09
2008 Apple had 66% of retail sales of computers over $1000  Davewrite | 04/06/09
Well since...  Sleeper Service | 04/06/09
Of course they care! They've dropped Win prices, sometimes almost free  Davewrite | 04/06/09
MS makes same, and Linux not yet eating anything  eggmanbubbagee@... | 04/06/09
Answered above but here are some figures, a Nut Squashed  Davewrite | 04/06/09
hmmm . .  eggmanbubbagee@... | 04/06/09
Microsoft garners 99% of all homebuilds,  Feldwebel Wolfenstool | 04/06/09
No, no, no, no  NonZealot | 04/06/09
PCs rule LOW-END as they are CHEAP, Macs rule TOP as they're GOOD happy  Davewrite | 04/06/09
Or you can be both CHEAP and GOOD  Michael Kelly | 04/06/09
Which is why many Linux guys buy Apple Laptops...  bswiss | 04/06/09
I guess my new PC build is crap, gee, never knew!  Feldwebel Wolfenstool | 04/07/09
I wouldn't go that far...  bswiss | 04/07/09
Source for stats?  dellpj@... | 04/08/09
Net Apps Inc: Mac March Market-share back to Normal i.e eating Windows  Davewrite | 04/06/09
So is Microsoft helping people become more price sensitive?  kozmcrae | 04/06/09
MS making people Price Sensitive?  xXSpeedzXx | 04/06/09
So what about other factors....  Stuka | 04/06/09
Did you critique the "other factors" in the Mac vs PC campaign too?  NonZealot | 04/06/09
Who resells laptops?  Michael Kelly | 04/06/09
Mac users do. The resale market is very good for Macs. [nt]  olePigeon | 04/07/09
Weight? Size?  TigerhawkVok | 04/06/09
mac is just better  prof123 | 04/06/09
That mindset...  Feldwebel Wolfenstool | 04/06/09
RE: Microsoft scores another hit against Apple  SquishyParts | 04/06/09
I bet HP and Dell just love the cheap system angle  GoPower | 04/06/09
The funny part is Dell....  dave95. | 04/06/09
Even on Zdnet 26% hate Add = like Macs - thats not a good # for MS -NT  raycote | 04/06/09
Actually...  Sleeper Service | 04/07/09
MS is trying to brand Apple for elitests  Rude Union | 04/06/09
Acting elitist is ALL THEY"VE GOT...  Feldwebel Wolfenstool | 04/07/09
RE: Microsoft scores another hit against Apple  jwillis43 | 04/06/09
@Harry Bardal, Davewrite, frgough, et. al.  djchandler | 04/06/09
Safari is to blame  NonZealot | 04/06/09
More specifically  Michael Kelly | 04/07/09
Thanks for the clarification  NonZealot | 04/07/09
Then how come it happens with Firefox? (NT)  Kid Icarus-21097050858087920245213802267493 | 04/07/09
Only in OS X then  NonZealot | 04/07/09
Take it up with ZDNet  Kid Icarus-21097050858087920245213802267493 | 04/07/09
LOL, it's a conspiracy!!  NonZealot | 04/07/09
As for me...  zkiwi | 04/06/09
Defines the MS users  Richard Flude | 04/06/09
So...  djchandler | 04/06/09
I think the advert will appeal to the minority who care about RAM speed etc  stevey_d | 04/06/09
Moved  bswiss | 04/06/09
Microsoft oh for 2009  SunnyGuy53 | 04/06/09
I'm trying to figure this one out...  olePigeon | 04/07/09
Apple needs to resume with the Switch ads.  ashdude | 04/07/09
Microsoft saved Apple and now dis them LOL  Randalllind | 04/08/09
RE: Microsoft scores another hit against Apple  compudog | 04/08/09
Judging by the # of fedbacks, it's working...  dunn@... | 04/08/09
MicroSoft surrenders on the OS question?  john_gillespie@... | 04/08/09
RE: Microsoft scores another hit against Apple  shadfurman | 04/08/09
RE: Microsoft scores another hit against Apple  silverback660 | 04/12/09
For me it is more about OS X's terrible security record  NonZealot | 04/12/09
@NonZealot  Axsimulate | 04/13/09

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