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The Difference Between Apple and Microsoft Marketing

With all due respect, is the microsoft cartel keeping IT managers bound and gagged, unable to alert their bosses to Dan Poarch's 30% cost cutting estimates? The implications of Carl's argument are that Mac users are efficient, sophisticated and savvy people and Windows users enjoy goofing off and wasting time, people watching youtube or reading Digg instead of the Wall Street journal.

The Difference Between Apple and Microsoft Marketing

Agreed, one look at market share explains why Microsoft HAS to offer a number of options.

The Difference Between Apple and Microsoft Marketing

Carl did you sell out of your Apple position?

If Microsoft is designed for time rich buyers, why does it dominate the business marketplace, an area where efficiency and productivity are king? Also, it's not like iTunes is some bland, no frills destination where you get in and out without distraction and a multitude of options.