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Why would M$ which doesn't even make a PC be so aggressive
pitching a PC over a Mac? There's the rub. A company with a given
90% of the market is threatened by lil' ol' Apple? And Apple is just a
hardware manufacturer, isn't it? And pitching on price of hardware is a
bit disingenuous in that M$ only makes a few bucks on the pre-
installed OS they sell to the OEMs. Perhaps it is the back end, ongoing
costs of using that PC that they don't wish the uninformed to be
informed. Vista upgrade costs are, well, costly. M$ office is one of the
most bloated, both in code and cost, of any such suite out there. Ah,
yes, get the suckers, er, new users into buying into the M$ brand and
you've got them on the back end, in more ways than one. Fortunately,
buyers are generally more informed than M$ portrays. Yes, most
people buy on price point, but an informed buyer will look at the total
cost of ownership and ROI. Which leaves M$ looking sad.
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PC ads  dheady@... | 04/10/09
Hmm...  Sleeper Service | 04/10/09
Inertia, not Technical merits  itguy08 | 04/10/09
No-one cares...  Sleeper Service | 04/10/09
Hmm - "Guess I'm Not Cool Enough to Own a FUNCTIONING Personal Computer!"  drprod@... | 04/13/09
Wow. Meds no longer effective, huh?  Scrat | 04/14/09
@Scrat  Axsimulate | 04/15/09
PR to FUD would be more like it...  comp_indiana | 06/02/09
Not because it's cheaper...  olePigeon | 04/10/09
You only need CALs for Windows servers  Michael Kelly | 04/10/09
Considering  itguy08 | 04/10/09
And as I said  Michael Kelly | 04/10/09
Servers are where Microsoft really has become entrenched  TCollinsG3 | 04/14/09
M$ ties it all to a server  comp_indiana | 06/02/09
Microsoft's latest must see ad...  gregory.dworak@... | 04/14/09
IMHO, Most companies AND individuals  unclefixer@... | 06/02/09
corporations have IT support  athurman@... | 06/05/09
Hrmm....  shadowcat_2 | 04/14/09
Then you miss the entire point of the ads  GuidingLight | 04/10/09
What's the point of the ads, then? (nt)  none none | 04/10/09
Buy this, not that  mdemuth | 04/10/09
Marketed to Non-Tech People  MichaelWells | 04/13/09
I think the ads have done what they were meant to...  Sleeper Service | 04/10/09
A little secret Apple doesn't tell you about the "I'm a Mac, I'm a PC" ads  Michael Kelly | 04/10/09
From Michael Kelly's Believe It Or Not:  DannyO_0x98 | 04/12/09
What are you talking about?  unclefixer@... | 06/02/09
Um - You Mean Bruce Willis's Sidekick and The Guy From THE DAILY SHOW Are  drprod@... | 04/13/09
True, but...  ericesque | 06/02/09
Show how desperate M$ is  comp_indiana | 06/02/09
I haven't seen the latest ad but...  macadam | 04/10/09
Selling Windows  dheady@... | 04/10/09
Proof please...  Sleeper Service | 04/10/09
TCO Is higher for Windows  itguy08 | 04/10/09
Sorry, acidentally replied to wrong thing. ^^;  MarkKB | 04/10/09
I think you misunderstand...  Sleeper Service | 04/10/09
And We Should Believe A Faux Noize-Micro$haft Traitor WHY?  drprod@... | 04/13/09
...and there we go again. When the argument is lost, go for the messenger!  Scrat | 04/14/09
How much does it cost to fix a pwned and owned Mac?  T1Oracle | 04/12/09
@T1Oracle  Axsimulate | 04/15/09
As if you could FIND one...  comp_indiana | 06/02/09
It's nice to see you state..  msalzberg | 04/10/09
Absolutely...  Sleeper Service | 04/10/09
Agreed...  msalzberg | 04/10/09
CALs make Windows more expensive. [nt]  olePigeon | 04/10/09
How?  Michael Kelly | 04/10/09
Where are these serious studies?  ye | 04/10/09
Here you go  itguy08 | 04/10/09
I'm sorry but when you said "serious studies" I thought you meant...  ye | 04/10/09
Guess Gartner isn't serious  itguy08 | 04/10/09
The Gartner link I clicked on takes me to a page lacking any form of...  ye | 04/10/09
Awesome!  Sleeper Service | 04/10/09
They are selling Windows  djmik | 04/10/09
RE: Anatomy of Microsoft's  Loverock Davidson | 04/10/09
Out of the price range? Hardly  itguy08 | 04/10/09
Not hardly  Loverock Davidson | 04/10/09
What is most people's budgets?  itguy08 | 04/10/09
Your rich  Loverock Davidson | 04/10/09
 itguy08 | 04/10/09
Ask around  Loverock Davidson | 04/10/09
Loverock's right (wow, did i just say that?)  eMJayy | 04/10/09
Funny, I found 15 already. Guess you don't hang around the right 'hood.  No More Microsoft Software Ever! | 04/13/09
Your educational attainment is showing...  comp_indiana | 06/02/09
I've owned...  msalzberg | 04/10/09
Good for you  Loverock Davidson | 04/10/09
I spent the money...  msalzberg | 04/11/09
Aside from the Mini which Macintosh computers sell...  ye | 04/10/09
Even with that buck  Michael Kelly | 04/10/09
My assumption is we're talking the cost of the system and...  ye | 04/10/09
Funny...  msalzberg | 04/10/09
Where did I say it was?  ye | 04/10/09
Well, when you wrote:  msalzberg | 04/10/09
@msalzberg: Immediately followed by:  ye | 04/10/09
@ye..  msalzberg | 04/10/09
@msalzberg: I never said otherwise.  ye | 04/10/09
@ye...  msalzberg | 04/11/09
The "Spirit of the Discussion"  Zogg | 04/13/09
Actually not quite  athynz | 06/02/09
Loverlock nails it  tech_walker | 04/10/09
Wow! Thanks tech_walker, er... LoveRock! (NT)  No More Microsoft Software Ever! | 04/13/09
People are stupid  ddunn68@... | 06/02/09
We should sue M$ for branding PC  LittleGuy | 04/10/09
You're suing the wrong company  Michael Kelly | 04/10/09
Huh?  msalzberg | 04/10/09
They've written plenty about Apple computers  Michael Kelly | 04/10/09
You must be new ...  msalzberg | 04/10/09
I think you exaggerate the time line a wee bit  Michael Kelly | 04/10/09
Your original point..  msalzberg | 04/10/09
time line defines PC  mrohwohlt@... | 06/02/09
RE: Anatomy of Microsoft's  NStalnecker | 04/10/09
Great idea - I love short ads!  rahbm | 04/14/09
Basically boring ads  donniebnyc@... | 04/10/09
Buying a PC doesn't mean you like Microsoft  Randalllind | 04/10/09
Good points til the end  Loverock Davidson | 04/10/09
You've just lost...  msalzberg | 04/10/09
Nothing lost here  Loverock Davidson | 04/10/09
Ouch, that hurts!  msalzberg | 04/10/09
Agree with you that they are dumb...  rahbm | 04/14/09
These ads are as lame as the Bill & Jerry ones  GoPower | 04/10/09
What These Ads Are Doing  Harry Bardal | 04/10/09
tl;dr  Sleeper Service | 04/11/09
Apple is anti-choice  T1Oracle | 04/12/09
RE: Anatomy of Microsoft's  Anon_Coward_Uh_huh | 04/15/09
And the analysis?  AySz88 | 04/16/09
How do you know that people who buy Macs...  GrizzledGeezer | 06/02/09
RE: The Deception of Microsoft's TV Ads  wanderson | 06/02/09
Really...  athynz | 06/02/09
Microsoft's ads like everyone else's ads ...  mwagner@... | 06/02/09
RE: Anatomy of Microsoft's  max_bennett@... | 06/03/09

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