Re:Microsoft's 'I'm a PC' Ads Created On Macs
by parenthesis on Friday September 19, 2008 @08:20PM
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The people who made the ads used whatever tools they usually use - so what? I don't expect all the camera operators on a McCain ad are Republicans, nor that Pepsi is banned from the canteen at Coca-Cola's ad agency.
Re:Microsoft's 'I'm a PC' Ads Created On Macs
by chriskelley on Friday September 19, 2008 @09:07PM
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I almost agree with you 100%. I've worked with an agency up in SF on a few projects for Adidas, and when the clients are coming in the word goes out banning Nike shoes for the day. So it does get that ridiculous sometimes, but the pc/mac war always drives me crazy.
Re:Microsoft's 'I'm a PC' Ads Created On Macs
by alyx on Friday September 19, 2008 @09:31PM
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I've worked at Microsoft before and I can tell you that a lot of people have Apple products. From iPhones to Macbooks and the like. That's the beauty of freedom.
Re:Microsoft's 'I'm a PC' Ads Created On Macs
by tdavis on Friday September 19, 2008 @07:52PM
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Perhaps off topic, but did anybody else have an impossible time trying to figure out exactly if/when that article ended? Was it at the video screenshots? The Gypsy cab thing? When the header text starts getting indented?
I haven't been this confused in... well, at least 10 minutes.
Re:Microsoft's 'I'm a PC' Ads Created On Macs
by tlrobinson on Friday September 19, 2008 @11:53PM
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Not necessary... Daniel Eran Dilger has an army of Digg accounts, which he uses to Digg all own articles. Then he cross links to them on AppleInsider under the pen name "Prince McLean".
Re:Microsoft's 'I'm a PC' Ads Created On Macs
by greyman on Saturday September 20, 2008 @07:12AM
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The point was, that for hackers this info is completely irrelevant so it doesnt belong here. They will use whatever to create ads and that's it. Let digg users or Walleywag to worry about it.
Re:Microsoft's 'I'm a PC' Ads Created On Macs
by bootload on Saturday September 20, 2008 @10:10AM
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"... No offense to bootload who has submitted tons of good stuff ..."
None taken.
Microsoft is a software company with a dud, second rate product trying to sell their latest products. I find the people-hacking attempts interesting because MS is trying to replicate past successful campaigns. It worked in '95 with the Start-it-up campaign with Windows '95 - saturation media to get the word out. MS & their marketing companies are trying to convince users emotionally rather than demonstrate the product is the best is counter to what Startups should do. I thought to just how hard they are trying might be interesting.
Re:Microsoft's 'I'm a PC' Ads Created On Macs
by fallentimes on Saturday September 20, 2008 @03:20PM
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Yeah sorry - I think I might have overreacted because I was so sick of hearing about Microsoft/Seinfeld/Apple. The "parenthesis" thread comments some up my other thoughts pretty well.
I haven't been this confused in... well, at least 10 minutes.
I wouldn't expect anything less from a guy with a Friendster photo album like this... http://www.friendster.com/viewphotos.php?a=0&uid=1033063
No offense to bootload who has submitted tons of good stuff.
None taken.
Microsoft is a software company with a dud, second rate product trying to sell their latest products. I find the people-hacking attempts interesting because MS is trying to replicate past successful campaigns. It worked in '95 with the Start-it-up campaign with Windows '95 - saturation media to get the word out. MS & their marketing companies are trying to convince users emotionally rather than demonstrate the product is the best is counter to what Startups should do. I thought to just how hard they are trying might be interesting.
Don't. If you see crap, call it.