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I'm a PC and I don't like the Apple ads. Mostly because they poke fun at the stereotypical "geek", which is me and it wears on me. Nonetheless Apples strategy is a firm one and that is control quality (or perceived quality) with a closed system. Many people will choose the stability of the operating system over choice. Choice does eventually bring innovation, because vendors have to improve their products in order to stay competitive.
This is why the MAC was losing ground until it moved to the x86 platform. Now it has the ability to pick the best from all of the chip makers striving to compete in the PC arena yet still lock in on a closed system. The fact is the MAC would not be a very good computer without the existence of the PC.
I continue to stay loyal to the Microsoft OS and PC architectures because of other reasons. Microsoft is the prevailing OS on the desktop in the Business world, and is arguably the top server OS (although it can be, and is argued the other way). I'm a .NET developer and I've made my bread and butter with Microsoft.
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Good Article  bmonster | 04/21/09
Hey genius...  rag@... | 04/21/09
Wow...  James T. Kirk | 04/21/09
It's irritating  macadam | 04/21/09
When DID proper communication skills become unimportant?  That one guy | 04/21/09
Um....  Lunatic59 | 04/21/09
...  miked80@... | 04/21/09
re: irritating  Badgered | 04/21/09
Well...yeah  rag@... | 04/21/09
Overreaction  bmonster | 04/22/09
I get tired of...  crogs | 04/22/09
re: irritating  Dell-Bill B | 04/22/09
Umm... K  MLHACK | 07/16/09
It's still grammar  grail@... | 04/22/09
okay..."Mac"...I stand correct...now give it a rest  bmonster | 04/22/09
I mean I stand corrected....sheesh  bmonster | 04/22/09
MAC is a brand of cosmetics  davebarnes | 04/21/09
dave has one thing right here Mac is cosmetic  MLHACK | 07/16/09
It's a computer  GoPower | 07/16/09
Not Mine.  MLHACK | 07/16/09
choice  elllroy | 04/21/09
Hybrid vs PC  triguyfun | 04/21/09
Thanks  bmonster | 04/22/09
Choice is an issue  Asiafish | 04/27/09
"Choice?" "Closed?" I beg to differ, they are both alike  mlindl | 05/11/09
nope, it ignores the elephant in the room  Linux Geek | 04/21/09
Consider reality  rag@... | 04/21/09
Considered reality, that's why I use Linux  tmsbrdrs | 04/22/09
Just the opposite actually...  techconc | 04/22/09
Ummmm....  Dave32265 | 04/22/09
where's the Mercedes or Porsche Tax  winegirl | 04/22/09
Resale Value  Northlite | 04/22/09
MAC VS PC  compudog | 04/22/09
You really are...  Dave32265 | 04/22/09
It was only a matter of time before...  MLHACK | 07/16/09
good argument in some places  tmsbrdrs | 04/22/09
???...  Metronome49 | 04/22/09
Yeah  Asiafish | 04/27/09
your not a PC  doh123 | 04/21/09
Microsoft's campaign failure  techconc | 04/22/09
About that bread and butter...  amerist | 04/22/09
I think they should !  Jkirk3279 | 04/22/09
I think its been working fine.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/21/09
But...  rag@... | 04/21/09
Actually, that's exactly what it means.  James T. Kirk | 04/21/09
Not really...  randomnoise | 04/21/09
Or that people like her records.  Sleeper Service | 04/21/09
Most people like what they are spoonfed...  Metronome49 | 04/22/09
maybe for a while...  Fark | 07/16/09
You mean like Milli Vanilli and Vanilla Ice? [nt]  olePigeon | 04/21/09
Really? Good at Marketing or Singing?  dave95. | 04/21/09
At selling music. happy  wolf_z | 04/21/09
Spot on.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/21/09
You don't understand at all...  Metronome49 | 04/22/09
No... You don't understand at all.  ufbobby@... | 05/07/09
That's ridiculous...  Metronome49 | 06/17/09
Her fans think she is fantastic  No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/21/09
I'll send you here CD  nizuse | 04/21/09
Then...  Blad_Rnr | 04/21/09
22% marketshare is a failure?  wolf_z | 04/21/09
M$ success  john@... | 04/21/09
22% marketshare for VISTA is a failure!!  juanm105 | 04/21/09
And more to the point...  Morely | 04/21/09
I beg to differ  rbslack@... | 04/22/09
keep differing  tmsbrdrs | 04/22/09
Ermm ... actually ... NO!  de-void | 04/21/09
OK, OK  triguyfun | 04/21/09
Once again the fud is being slung around  CrashPad | 04/21/09
Read this  No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/21/09
Let's look at those numbers.  tmsbrdrs | 04/22/09
Yes.  techconc | 04/22/09
Windows ME  DeusExMachina | 04/22/09
Win ME wasn't a business class OS  dcdavy | 04/22/09
Because XP is still clearly the favored choice on PCs  GoPower | 07/16/09
re: Then...  Badgered | 04/21/09
Still your turn  tmsbrdrs | 04/22/09
Wow  Jkirk3279 | 04/24/09
What campaign?  Asiafish | 04/27/09
See their bottom line  No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/21/09
Yawn.  nizuse | 04/21/09
So...  Morely | 04/21/09
Nope...  Sleeper Service | 04/21/09
And Apple owns  tmsbrdrs | 04/22/09
Fine, for whom?  nizuse | 04/21/09
Apple's Ad might be Genius..but it's far from Innovative  DocNasty | 04/21/09
Must be working for them to continue using it, No?  dave95. | 04/21/09
MS- think differentlier  tmsbrdrs | 04/22/09
Most people only spend about $700 on a laptop  ArtInvent | 04/21/09
They've adopted well so far.......  dave95. | 04/21/09
Email, IM, repeat...  A Gray | 04/22/09
Contrary to your opinion  dcdavy | 04/22/09
You are stating the exception  rbslack@... | 04/22/09
Contrary to YOUR opinion  barker225 | 04/22/09
meaning  tmsbrdrs | 04/22/09
I dunno...  Jkirk3279 | 04/22/09
No such thing as a "free" PC...  8wintermute8 | 04/27/09
RE: Why Apple's new ad campaign is genius, and why Microsoft can't win as 'PC'  smellnoevil | 04/21/09
Yep, good luck building BMW from spare parts  dcdavy | 04/22/09
good point  rbslack@... | 04/22/09
Stock Price  Jkirk3279 | 04/22/09
read your comment again  tmsbrdrs | 04/22/09
"In case you haven't noticed, We've already won." Microsoft  Maarek Stele | 04/21/09
Well...  Stuka | 04/21/09
$199 for Family Pack of 5 licenses brings OS X down to $40. [nt]  olePigeon | 04/21/09
... and  ron.connal@... | 04/22/09
If they don't buy it does it exist?  dave@... | 04/23/09
Ten years ago Steve Jobs ceded that point  macadam | 04/21/09
Right. Cash reserves: Apple 28 billion vs MS 20 bil. - nt  Davewrite | 04/21/09
Right. Cash reserves: Apple 28 billion vs MS 52 billion  CrashPad | 04/21/09
Fortune Magazine 2009 March: MS 20 Billion .  Davewrite | 04/21/09
No. MS has 20.710 billion  j.m.galvin | 04/21/09
vs -  triguyfun | 04/21/09
Another tard  rag@... | 04/21/09
you're right: It take a savvy PC user to know the difference  dcdavy | 04/22/09
Dude, you are wrong on every count...  8wintermute8 | 04/27/09
The Mac OS is cheaper then windows.  David F?chtbauer | 04/21/09
True for upgrades  bmgoodman | 04/21/09
Henry Ford and the Black Option  DannyO_0x98 | 04/21/09
On Henry Ford  dheady@... | 04/21/09
As Apple pricing should be  CrashPad | 04/21/09
abit flawed  triguyfun | 04/21/09
RE: Why Apple's new ad campaign is genius, and why Microsoft can't win as 'PC'  ceyhun alyesil | 04/21/09
Silly idea  jcschweitzer | 04/21/09
The term, "Genius", certainly over-stated...  Feldwebel Wolfenstool | 04/21/09
but that other OS ...  noah_buddy | 04/21/09
Ah...the joys of a Mute button on my remote.  IT_Guy_z | 04/21/09
Because it is only what you think!!  Gladiatorcn | 04/21/09
Apple's ignoring of MS's ads  frgough | 04/21/09
Huh?  clindhartsen | 04/21/09
Really?  CowLauncher | 04/21/09
re: Really?  Badgered | 04/21/09
price vs value  triguyfun | 04/21/09
....  Badgered | 04/22/09
and. . .  Hmmm. . . | 04/22/09
Get a Punching Bag, it works........  dave95. | 04/21/09
Funny is in the bone of the beholder  Lunatic59 | 04/21/09
Lighten up!  dave95. | 04/21/09
Bud Light is light enough.  Lunatic59 | 04/21/09
Hahaha that was funny.......  dave95. | 04/21/09
Exactly!  Lunatic59 | 04/21/09
Before throwing stones  tmsbrdrs | 04/22/09
Product vs Person  triguyfun | 04/21/09
Actually  Lunatic59 | 04/21/09
Like the Burger King commercials?  GuidingLight | 04/21/09
Apple is responding to the MS ads  frgough | 04/21/09
None (nt)  dave95. | 04/21/09
Food for thought  triguyfun | 04/21/09
Did the Ads prove anything?  clindhartsen | 04/21/09
Yes they did.  Lunatic59 | 04/21/09
Subscription and Subsidy  Jkirk3279 | 04/24/09
Microsoft is already winning with those adds.  ShadeTree | 04/21/09
I would wait and see before I claim anything yet:P  James Quinn | 04/21/09
Gartner: Apple Market share down 1%, PC price down 20%, who is winning?  Davewrite | 04/21/09
While the price of PCs is down ....  ShadeTree | 04/21/09
The thing is profits...  Davewrite | 04/21/09
Generic vs Specific  Neurotic Nomad | 04/21/09
It is "Microsoft" who does not give consumer the freedom of choice  denisrs | 04/21/09
Then who does not give the freedom of choice?  Lunatic59 | 04/21/09
Applications WHAT??  The-Wizard | 04/21/09
Even more funny...  triguyfun | 04/21/09
Can Apple run AutoCAD  No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/21/09
Come on now  j.m.galvin | 04/21/09
Can Apple run conficker?  nizuse | 04/21/09
Nope it has it's own malware these days!  Sleeper Service | 04/21/09
Yes, it can. There's also a native version of AutoCAD being developed. [nt]  olePigeon | 04/21/09
DragNDrop  Jkirk3279 | 04/24/09
Intel Macs can run Windows, so what's your point? (NT)  djchandler | 04/22/09
RE: Why Apple's new ad campaign is genius, and why Microsoft can't win as 'PC'  bobfastner | 04/21/09
All this talk about Quality is biased  surfasb@... | 04/21/09
The true definition of quality  lumpy_blumpkin | 04/21/09
Defined...  triguyfun | 04/21/09
Just no reason to switch  Stan57 | 04/21/09
I'm a PC, and this is a ridiculous media argument.  sspirall | 04/21/09
Bottom line, money talks, BS walks  No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/21/09
Not the best comparison there  j.m.galvin | 04/21/09
NoAxe - what now?  nizuse | 04/21/09
Not necessarily so.  nizuse | 04/21/09
RE: Why Apple's new ad campaign is genius, and why Microsoft can't win as 'PC'  Morely | 04/21/09
RE: Why Apple's new ad campaign is genius, and why Microsoft can't win as 'PC'  Morely | 04/21/09
Windows vs Mac OS X is mere preference? Um, no!  waywardbus | 04/21/09
Thanks!  Lunatic59 | 04/21/09
It's preference  bmonster | 04/22/09
The MS ads could backfire on them  j.m.galvin | 04/21/09
RE: Why Apple's new ad campaign is genius, and why Microsoft can't win as 'PC'  Morely | 04/21/09
funny ads  xicanonaztlanca | 04/21/09
read the threads  xicanonaztlanca | 04/21/09
RE: Why Apple's new ad campaign is genius, and why Microsoft can't win as 'PC'  Morely | 04/21/09
RE: Why Apple's new ad campaign is genius, and why Microsoft can't win as 'PC'  Morely | 04/21/09
Windows is THE MOST CLOSED Proprietary environment by far!  kirk@... | 04/21/09
You misread.  andrew.nusca ZDNet Moderator | 04/21/09
Your generally wrong...  DevStar | 04/21/09
You forgot  Jkirk3279 | 04/24/09
SQL Server is the easiest format  mswift@... | 04/27/09
Pot and the kettle  bmonster | 04/22/09
iTunes file format  Jkirk3279 | 04/24/09
RE: Why Apple's new ad campaign is genius, and why Microsoft can't win as '  Harvey the Rabbit | 04/21/09
not!  mswift@... | 04/27/09
Let Apple talk, consumers aint listening, anyway.  A DILLA | 04/21/09
WAAAHHHH!! Apple and MS are fighting!  A DILLA | 04/21/09
RE: Why Apple's new ad campaign is genius, and why Microsoft can't win as '  triguyfun | 04/21/09
selling vs talent  triguyfun | 04/21/09
Microsoft is helping Apple sell more Macs.....  dave95. | 04/21/09
Yeah  Jkirk3279 | 04/24/09
Microsoft Can't win because...  hastypete@... | 04/21/09
RE: Why Apple's new ad campaign is genius, and why Microsoft can't win as 'PC'  alfitz@... | 04/22/09
Apple tax??  lefty.crupps | 04/22/09
RE: Why Apple's new ad campaign is genius, and why Microsoft can't win as 'PC'  Mabrick | 04/22/09
Master Joe Says...  MasterJoe | 04/22/09
RE: Why Apple's new ad campaign is genius, and why Microsoft can't win as '  john_gillespie@... | 04/22/09
RE: Why Apple's new ad campaign is genius, and why Microsoft can't win as '  winegirl | 04/22/09
Yes, spelling and grammar DO matter...  mseiler@... | 04/22/09
In a vacuum, correct, but reality dictates something else  jsmith2113 | 04/22/09
The simple logic: 4 Laptop PC's or 1 MAC Book  jsmith2113 | 04/22/09
the Simple Logic  OracleOfReason | 04/22/09
good thing you're  rtk | 04/22/09
Apple has always been a "Boutique" company  hiraghm@... | 04/22/09
Absolutely Right !  Jkirk3279 | 04/24/09
Was a reply to be expected?  Sephoroth | 04/22/09
RE: Why Apple's new ad campaign is genius, and why Microsoft can't win as '  OracleOfReason | 04/22/09
It's still preference  bmonster | 04/22/09
RE: Why Apple's new ad campaign is genius, and why Microsoft can't win as 'PC'  psion@... | 04/22/09
RE: Why Apple's new ad campaign is genius, and why Microsoft can't win as 'PC'  jlsr222@... | 04/22/09
RE: Why Apple's new ad campaign is genius, and why Microsoft can't win as '  OracleOfReason | 04/22/09
Matter of Preference? "Maintaining" Quality?  drskywalker | 04/22/09
It's Preference  bmonster | 04/22/09
Getting bored with Apple spots  jscott418 | 04/22/09
New Mac ads are lies.  Dr. John | 04/22/09
RE: Why Apple's new ad campaign is genius, and why Microsoft can't win as '  vasti@... | 04/22/09
What MS could do that would actually make sense  djchandler | 04/22/09
It's always been about quality vs price...  mikifinaz1@... | 04/22/09
we don't need no stinking anti-virus!  jreuter | 04/22/09
Hmmm.  Jkirk3279 | 04/24/09
Quality? Reliability?  pico_D | 04/23/09
I thought PC *IS* winning  SteveMak | 04/23/09
In other news...  Jkirk3279 | 04/24/09
Yawnfest  Skullet | 04/23/09
Time for Microsoft to buy out Intel?  tgilbert@... | 04/23/09
Kudos Andrew  bahamude | 04/24/09
I don't know about "Genius", but....  metilley@... | 04/28/09
Perceived Quality  mdsock@... | 04/28/09
Not True  cerrussell | 05/14/09
Apple seems like a 5yr old child  MLHACK | 07/16/09
RE Apple "quality" and care for customers  gnesterenko | 07/16/09

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