Microsoft sends Karate Kicks to Chromebooks

[disolitude]

Alby_da_Wolf said:

disolitude said:

Alby_da_Wolf said:
If Chromebooks are so crappy, why is MS so scared?

Cause they are cheap. We are entering the "good enough" era of computing and price alone can be a threat even if the product is inferior.

If it was a fair world Microsoft would just release poor versions of AdSense and AdWords and show the middle finger to Google in that manner. But there is no incentive for the advertising industry to use inferior porducts. Like I said. when it comes to consumer electronics these days, money talks even when the product is inferior.

Microsofts strategy here is just to let people know that Chromebooks can't do as much as Windows devices... There is absolutely nothing wrong withthat as it is very much true.

I get your points, but reacting this way instead of just ignoring it or downplaying it in a more aloof way, they acknowledged it before users' eyes and they gave it more visibility. Even with all its limits highlighted, users like my mom could think "OK, MS, a competitor, just confirmed a Chromebook does everything I need".

You are right that in most cases it is best to play the ignore card...but this case I think is slightly different. Every time I go to Best Buy or similar they tend to merge Chromebooks with Windows laptops in the same section and not really clearly indicate which is which. On the website too that Samsung ARM based Chromebook looks like a hot property for $249, especially to someone that isn't computer savy.

I think Microsofts strategy here is to raise awareness and educate the world that this other product does exist, and that it isn't as good as Windows yet is similarly priced.