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Second Microsoft “Laptop Hunters” Ad has started Airing!
Redmond Pie —
... This second installment of “Laptop Hunters” Ad is out already on Windows.com and it will also be aired on television during the NCAA March Madness tournament. ...
Microsoft's 2nd 'Laptop Hunter' also disses Macs
TechBlog —
... April 04, 2009 Microsoft's 2nd 'Laptop Hunter' also disses Macs Microsoft has a new ad in its "Laptop Hunters" series. This time, a young man identified only as Giampaolo scores a notebook for about $1,100. As in the ...
Microsoft at it again with 2nd ad tweaking Macs
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) —
... not much at all about the advantages of Windows Vista... which is, after all, the product Microsoft sells.
Is it effective? Is it giving you second thoughts about buying Apple products, based on cost considerations? (Is this a rhetorical question?) TUAWMicrosoft at it again with 2nd ad tweaking Macs originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Sat, 04 Apr 2009 20:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
New Microsoft TV commercial claims Macs are more about aesthetics
The Apple Core —
... who famously said “I’m not cool enough to be a Mac person” in the $1000/17-inch laptop commercial from Microsoft? The next Microsoft TV commercial in its “Laptop Hunter” series is out and this one features Giampaolo who’s looking for a “laptop” with portability, battery life and power. When considering a Mac, Giampaolo says they’re “soo sexy” but then goes on to slam Macs as “more about aesthetics over the computing power.” He then says “I don’t want to pay for the brand I want to pay for the computer.” It’s embedded above and available on ...
New Windows ad hits a nerve (again)
All about Microsoft —
April 5th, 2009 New Windows ad hits a nerve (again) Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 6:11 am Categories: Advertising , Apple , Corporate strategy , Windows client Tags: Apple Macintosh , Advertisement , Microsoft Windows , Microsoft Corp. , Laptop Computer , Desktops , Hardware , Mary Jo Foley Microsoft has launched another of its new Windows “Laptop Hunters” ads this weekend. While bloggers and journalists are spending lots of cycles dissecting everything from what the ...
Microsoft's second attack: Macs are just about aesthetics
Infinite Loop —
... Giampaolo goes shopping in a store selling both PCs and Macs, and Apple can't deliver: "Let's go check out the Macs. This is so sexy [examining a MacBook Pro], but Macs to me are about aesthetics more than they are about the computing power. I don't want to pay for the brand, I want to pay for the computer." I've embedded the video below, but if you want a better quality one, head over to Microsoft.com/Windows (Silverlight required). ...
Microsoft's second attack: Macs are just about aesthetics
Infinite Loop —
... to Giampaolo, who has a budget of under $1,500 and wants a laptop that has portability, battery life, and power. Giampaolo goes shopping in a store selling both PCs and Macs, and of course, Apple can't deliver: "Let's go check out the Macs. This is so sexy, but Macs to me are about aesthetics more than they are about the computing power. I don't want to pay for the brand, I want to pay for the computer." I've embedded the video below, but if you want a better quality one, head over to Microsoft.com/Windows (Silverlight required). ...
Netbooks supercharged: Acer, Nvidia release first ION+Atom PC
The Seattle Times: Brier Dudley's blog —
Acer today launched the first Atom-based PC with Nvidia's ION graphics processor, which could transform the netbook/nettop category by giving it full-blown graphics horsepower.
ION boosts the graphics capability of Atom-based systems by 10 times, giving them enough oomph to easily play full 1080p content, product manager Dave Ragones said.
Nvidia expects ION to transform the desktop PC market similar to the way low-cost netbooks have upended the laptop business.
"We fundamentally believe 2009 is going to be the year of the small desktop PC,'' Ragones told reporters in an online briefing, simultaneous with an Acer launch event in New ...
What To Expect From The Next Microsoft Ads
Geek In Disguise —
I’m patiently waiting for the next ad in the Laptop Hunters series from Microsoft. I really like this set of ads…they’re short, sharp, witty and clearly getting under Apple’s skin. Nice to see the tables turned. Whilst I was waiting and refreshing the new Windows site a few days ago I thought about the panel above as a set of images that points towards what we can expect from the next ads in the series. My guess is we’re going to see a Gamer machine, a jetsetter and maybe something more parent focused. Lauren sort of took the Socialite spot and Giampaolo was ...
