An impressive counter from Microsoft! I liked it a lot.
Anyone hear of their VMWare stunt?
Posted by VERTiG0 on Sep-19-2008 20:28:
I have a beard
Posted by devnull on Sep-19-2008 20:31:
pretty crappy compared to mac commercials!
I want linux commercials
Posted by Cosmic Fur on Sep-19-2008 20:34:
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Originally posted by devnull
pretty crappy compared to mac commercials!
really? why do u say that?
Posted by Intangible on Sep-19-2008 20:41:
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Originally posted by devnull
pretty crappy compared to mac commercials!
I want linux commercials
No THIS is crappy...
I dont think these PC ones are all that bad.
Posted by Ozmozis on Sep-19-2008 20:46:
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Originally posted by Intangible
No THIS is crappy...
I dont think these PC ones are all that bad.
There is a more funnier one with Jerry and him...
Posted by DigiNut on Sep-19-2008 21:54:
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Originally posted by devnull
I want linux commercials
I wasn't going to post, but you asked for it...
P.S. I like the ad. Posted by DeleteFromUsers on Sep-19-2008 22:28:
Slick commercials or not, Vista still blows.
Why not just make a good product?
Posted by smuncky on Sep-19-2008 22:56:
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Originally posted by DeleteFromUsers
Why not just make a good product?
no suck thing.
Posted by StereoPrincess on Sep-19-2008 23:30:
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Originally posted by DigiNut
I wasn't going to post, but you asked for it...
P.S. I like the ad.
OMG. Just laughed for 5 minutes.
i like the ad.
Posted by Prometheus Xex on Sep-20-2008 00:05:
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Originally posted by Cosmic Fur
An impressive counter from Microsoft! I liked it a lot.
Anyone hear of their VMWare stunt?
Tell me more.
Posted by FunkyCrew on Sep-20-2008 00:09:
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Originally posted by Cosmic Fur
really? why do u say that?
I think it's somewhat a fail
what are they trying to achieve there? at least in PC vs. MAC it's actually humorous
this just left me with a "so?"
Posted by chico on Sep-20-2008 00:20:
about a year or so late
Posted by phlog on Sep-20-2008 01:17:
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Originally posted by DigiNut
I wasn't going to post, but you asked for it...
P.S. I like the ad.
HA!
Posted by me@t k@tie on Sep-20-2008 01:37:
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Originally posted by Prometheus Xex
Tell me more.
Microsoft reps went to VMWare conference to give out poker chips advertising their product that's competing with VMWare.
Originally posted by FunkyCrew
what are they trying to achieve there? at least in PC vs. MAC it's actually humorous
this just left me with a "so?"
They're trying to promote their product without belittling their competition while at the same time countering the ads of their competition. They're making ads in direct response to Apple without ever mentioning Apple. I think it's a pretty clever way to come back.
I really hate advertisement that attacks the competition. I believe you should be able to sell your product without talking shit about the products you're competing with. That's why I'm really biased against companies like Pepsi and Energizer.
Posted by DigiNut on Sep-20-2008 02:12:
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Originally posted by FunkyCrew
at least in PC vs. MAC it's actually humorous
That's the funniest thing I've read all day.
Although maybe they're humorous in an ironic sense, in that the "typical" Mac user they supposedly glorify is an obnoxious preening douchenozzle who makes you want to punch him in the face with his own nutsack with every puerile word that comes out of his clamorous mouth. But I don't think that's the type of humour they were shooting for.
Microsoft has, for once, actually taken the high road. They've answered the accusation that they cater to a bunch of philistines, without escalating it into the schoolyard bullying that Apple and its fanboys all seem to be so very fond of.
Posted by Dior Homme on Sep-20-2008 02:37:
DigiNut and Meat Katie are right. If you know any basics to advertising, you'd know that trying to stomp on a competitors name within your advertisement shows that your product(s) are completely inferior.
Simple and basic common sense.
I just hope Apple is done with their series of ads. It's tired and boring and most people have had enough.
Pepsi once did it to coke where a Pepsi truck stopped at red light with a Coke truck. The Coke truck was playing some low key cheese music while the Pepsi truck blasted out music while having the hydraulics shooting the car up and down.
Pretty lame advertising if you can't think of anything better to be honest.
Posted by MarkT on Sep-20-2008 05:41:
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Originally posted by Dior Homme
DigiNut and Meat Katie are right. If you know any basics to advertising, you'd know that trying to stomp on a competitors name within your advertisement shows that your product(s) are completely inferior.
Simple and basic common sense.
I just hope Apple is done with their series of ads. It's tired and boring and most people have had enough.
Pepsi once did it to coke where a Pepsi truck stopped at red light with a Coke truck. The Coke truck was playing some low key cheese music while the Pepsi truck blasted out music while having the hydraulics shooting the car up and down.
Pretty lame advertising if you can't think of anything better to be honest.
by definition that logic fails if the two big competitors attack each other in their ads, doesn't it? they can't BOTH be inferior to one
another, lol
IMHO, it's more arrogance than anything (or a complete lack of imagination).
"I'll even mention your name/product and not worry about giving you free advertising...because I think we're *that* much superior".
the high (and more clever) road is indeed not to mention/show the competition at all...or to make a more veiled reference to them.
I don't find this "I'm a PC" ad campaign to be particuarly exciting or brilliant, but it's not offensive to the intellect (as is 98% of most advertising, IMHO).
Posted by zoogla on Sep-20-2008 05:56:
omfg awesome!!! and Deepak Chopra FTMFW!!!!
Posted by zoogla on Sep-20-2008 06:07:
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Originally posted by �Zm�zis
There is a more funnier one with Jerry and him...
link pls?
Posted by Dior Homme on Sep-20-2008 06:28:
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Originally posted by MarkT
by definition that logic fails if the two big competitors attack each other in their ads, doesn't it? they can't BOTH be inferior to one
another, lol
If you have to remind the audience you are better than the competitor n your advertisements, there is clearly something wrong with the companies personal outlook at their product.
ie. Hey everyone buy our pop, its better. It's basically what they are trying to do.
In Apple's case, our OS system is better than Vista, which has a lot of bugs.
How many of those commercials are there thus far? There's clearly a leverage Apple is trying get the upper hand on. Too bad they only own 8% of the market share so far. But we'll see where Ballmer will take the company in the next 5-8 years.
Posted by Ozmozis on Sep-20-2008 08:17:
at least in PC vs. MAC it's actually humorous
