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Oh really?
Wait until Leopard.
If opening a new Apple store makes millions of people come from around the world,
wait HOURS beforehand to wait for the store to open, wait until Leopard, then the
sudden surge as people realize how cool their friends Mac is.
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Microsoft eat your heart out !!!  Intellihence | 01/30/07
Same story at the even here in Fort Lauderdale  eye4bear | 01/30/07
Consumers don't cares about launch Day!  andrej770 | 01/30/07
Those consumers cared a lot in 1995. They made long lines, there was  DonnieBoy | 01/30/07
Oh really?  Graham Fluet | 01/30/07
Vista's actual launch? Think whisper, not bang  Loverock Davidson | 01/30/07
Oh Rockhead ...  Henaway | 01/30/07
Mad?  Loverock Davidson | 01/30/07
Well, if they planned on it being boring, you could say it went as planned.  DonnieBoy | 01/30/07
Compared to Win95, this was a whimper. MS can NOT generate any excitement.  DonnieBoy | 01/30/07
DonnieBoy  Moosehouse | 01/30/07
Let's see, you don't have any way to argue that the Vista launch was not  DonnieBoy | 01/31/07
He may not, but...  Badgered | 01/31/07
Yes, that was all true in 1995, but they lined up anyway. In 2007, they did  DonnieBoy | 01/31/07
Probably about as hard as it is for you to  Badgered | 01/31/07
Right, Microsoft didn't want any excitement. Ok if nobody cares about VISTA  DonnieBoy | 01/31/07
Well, one thing is for sure  Badgered | 01/31/07
Hey man, I agree, EXCITEMENT MEANS NOTHING. Just ask any marketing  DonnieBoy | 01/31/07
Sorry..... but  Badgered | 02/01/07
What???? Excitement is no indicator of how well a product will sell????  DonnieBoy | 02/02/07
I can't believe I missed out!  Badgered | 01/30/07
With all this launch excitement, all I can say is...  Userama | 01/30/07
Yeah, Know What You Mean  Moosehouse | 01/30/07
Better Than I Hoped  Moosehouse | 01/30/07
re: here in canada  Arm A. Geddon | 01/30/07
Bucnha Haters here  ericseba | 01/31/07
So, what did you expect? Everybody to sit around and not notice the  DonnieBoy | 01/31/07
What's Up Donnie??  ericseba | 01/31/07
Oh, so the excitement arround Window 95 was due to short supplies, NOTHING  DonnieBoy | 01/31/07
Tell Me Genius  ericseba | 02/01/07
Two easy examples: Win95, .and Harry Potter  DonnieBoy | 02/01/07
Bad examples  ericseba | 02/01/07
Bad Examples? They both show how exciting products generate excitement,  DonnieBoy | 02/02/07
Glad it was a quiet launch  rupaa62 | 01/31/07
No different than a Solaris, Linux, or FreeDos launch  Boot_Agnostic | 02/01/07

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