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TheThunder on 11 April 2009
Bitmap Frogs said:
libellule said:
well,

this wil not affect the hype machine of Apple

and MS will still not get any brandname (they use Sony labtop... )

...

 

Microsoft doesn't need to get the brandname. As long as they aren't buying Macs, Microsoft gets money from each computer purchase.*

*some exceptions.

which are ???

 



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JaggedSac on 11 April 2009

These ads are a very good idea.



Bitmap Frogs on 11 April 2009
TheThunder said:
Bitmap Frogs said:

Microsoft doesn't need to get the brandname. As long as they aren't buying Macs, Microsoft gets money from each computer purchase.*

*some exceptions.

which are ???

 

 

Some big-name manufacturers offer either windows or linux (such as Dell), enterprise-grade hardware (rack-mountable, blades, etc) also have linux/unix variants options, some netbooks offer the choice between window and linux also, most clones (no brand-name, just assembled components) are usually sold without an operating system - it's expected the user will install their own, usually a pirated copy.

Overall they represent a very, very small share of the market (the instances where the customer choses linux) but at least the option is now available. Up until a few years ago, Linux/other Unix variants were only available for enterprise hardware.





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Zlejedi on 11 April 2009
wholikeswood said:
Wow, I did not expect Vaio & Blu-ray to be pushed in a Microsoft ad.

God I would cry with delight if next gen there was just cooperation on a Playbox/360station.

 

Hehe there might be a time when the two get together to fight against the "Apple of video game market" :D



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Dgc1808 on 11 April 2009

Major prob I have with Apple - The price for what it is.



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richardhutnik on 11 April 2009
Parasitic said:
lol...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mZ7mu3SF6M&feature=related

It gets funny at 5:30.

Hey why not show the Mac Book Pro, because if you want to go for gaming the $500 extra would be worth it. 

HAHAHAHA!  That is funny.

 



Star Scream on 11 April 2009
Zlejedi said:
wholikeswood said:
Wow, I did not expect Vaio & Blu-ray to be pushed in a Microsoft ad.

God I would cry with delight if next gen there was just cooperation on a Playbox/360station.

 

Hehe there might be a time when the two get together to fight against the "Apple of video game market" :D

 

Hopefully...

 



thekitchensink on 11 April 2009

BLUUUU-RAY!



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Alby_da_Wolf on 11 April 2009

Sony trying to sell BD to Apple and making MS pay at least for part of the PR needed to this purpos confirmed?



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greenmedic88 on 11 April 2009

The ads won't stop anyone who wants to buy a Mac from buying a Mac.

Their 10% niche market isn't going to be swayed by value and until common public perception of Apple products changes, bitter fringe haters excluded (really; if you don't use the Mac OS, or never owned a Mac, why would you even care).

It's not a coincidence that the same 10% of the market is skewed heavily towards higher end customers, who obviously want Apple products based on sales and growth as a hardware manufacturer.

It is pretty sad that MS has basically given up trying to push the virtues of Vista or Windows and have simply switched to just trying to promote PCs that have Windows pre-installed without any mention of the OS features (every one of these ads focus on hardware features).