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The Mac vs. PC Debate Was Never Clearer

Yes, it really showed on their bottom line. Isn't that the best way to gauge the success of commercials? More Macs sold this quarter than last quarter.
MS should keep laying off workers and keep spending millions on those pointless commercials.
Can't wait to walk into a future Microsoft Store to look at the cellophane covered boxes of Windows and MS Office. Fun!


On Jul 24 12:53 PM xmichaelx wrote:

> By suggesting that MS's recent ads are pointless, the author shows
> a misunderstanding of the computer-buying public: the vast majority
> of them know NOTHING about computers, including any difference at
> all between a Mac and a PC. To these people (80+% of computer buyers)
> "Macs cost more for the same thing" is a powerful message -- that's
> why these ads have shown success.

The Mac vs. PC Debate Was Never Clearer

Good point and you are right that the machines themselves are not what is different. It's really the software. Leopard vs. Vista. The iLife suite, etc. Oh, the Macs also generally look nicer than the cheap looking PC's.


On Jul 24 03:02 PM levin70 wrote:

> The study on the 91% compares sales at US retail storefronts.
>
> The OP and the author of the study make the fundemental flaw in the
> analysis of this fact. High-end PC buyers don't shop at best buy.
> They don't.
>
> High end pc buyers shop for components, and build the systems themselves.
> A few will buy from alienware (dell) or a few highend models from
> HP or others, but for the most part, sales of high end PC's just
> are not storefront driven
>
> I can build an exactly comparable pc system for under $1300 that
> Apple sells for $2499. That's all markup for nothing more than marketing.
> Great for APPLE, bad for the consumer that buys that MAC.
>
> So when you trumpet that MAC is great because of the brand image,
> be aware that that is all it is. The machine itself is nothing special.
>
>
> Regards

The Mac vs. PC Debate Was Never Clearer

After earnings this week, no matter how you spin it, Apple is doing well and Microsoft is clearly not. Those commercials are ridiculous on so many levels. "Hi, we're from Microsoft and we're filming a commercial, we'll give you up to $1000 to buy a 17" laptop. Which will you choose?" Apple isn't a choice because they don't sell a 17" laptop for under $1000. Obviously the commercials aren't working. I can't wait for them to open the Microsoft Stores so all the Windows users have somewhere to actually go to get tech support. Microsoft will shutter it's doors in less than a month.

Apple has 91% of the market for computers that cost over $1000. Stick that in your pipe and smoke it.

On Jul 23 04:35 PM User 459557 wrote:

> This is a horrible piece written by an Apple fanboy. You are completely
> missing the point of the commercials. The point is that you can get
> often times a much more powerful computer for WAY cheaper than a
> Mac. Just because Macs are way more expensive, doesn't mean they
> are 'premium' computers. You sir, are an idiot.