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Microsoft Switcher Ads: Part 2
burgburgburg writes "We all recall Microsoft's last attempt to emulate the Apple Switch ads. Well, it seems they're at it again. MacNN reports that Microsoft has sent out emails to those who have recently registered MS products, looking for candidates for their 'Sensible Solutions' campaign, which will 'highlight computer professionals that have recently converted from Apple Computer products to Microsoft based systems.' Do you qualify? You must be 'a US resident with a minimum of 3 years experience as a computer professional. You must have used an Apple Computer product and a Microsoft based system as part of your work'. So when does it just stop being the sincerest form of flattery and just become utter, pathetic laziness?"
It like.. evaporated! Like.. All gone.. Like. But Windows has a start button, though. Schweet.
Look, the fact of the matter is, no one likes a negro. Thank you.
Are they just being a utter, pathetic, lazy copy of Commodore?
When does the editorial bullshit stop and the reporting begin? Did Bill Gates rape you as a child or something?
your "Sensible Solution" right here in my pants!
...YOU'RE A JERK!
Yeah, god forbid Microsoft should actually defend themselves using the same medium, I mean, that's just pathetic laziness.
But we all knew that, Apple is the most innovative company in the world! All their products are amazing, and far more powerful then PCs with several times the core clock! Anything any-bit like apple is simply derivative.
autopr0n is like, down and stuff.
I am a homosexual. I bought an Apple computer because of its well earned reputation for being "the" gay computer. Since I have become an Apple owner, I have been exposed to a whole new world of gay friends. It is really a pleasure to meet and compute with other homos such as myself. I plan on using my new Apple computer as a way to entice and recruit young schoolboys into the homosexual lifestyle; it would be so helpful if you could produce more software which would appeal to young boys. Thanks in advance.
with much gayness,
Father Randy "Pudge" O'Day, S.J.
However. After a week of waiting for the day when OSX would respond within a reasonable time to my commands, I gave it a rest. OSX bugs me. That stupid resizing dock thing makes it impossible to consistently "maximize" my windows - press the yellow button and it goes to an arbitrary size based on whatever the dock happens to be (or something else I haven't quite figured out). Plus all those Option-whatever commands seem to be different in every (built-in Apple) application.. i mean, where's the consistency? Where's the pride in making something "user-friendly" that they're all barking about? Apple took back my Powerbook, thankfully, and even paid for shipping too - I guess that's because I got robbed with a stinking G4. Plus Office Romance.. what a joke! You know, when a company advertises then it's completely reasonable to expect that very thing, hey? I still feel totally gypped. OSX looks so great on the website, but the reality is something else. I'm never buying into that "switch" nonsense ever again - even for WinXP. Could write a whole book on what's wrong with that piece of crap. Sticking to Win2000 forever, it looks like.
just like the humble blood clot... turboporsche@telus.net
God forbid MS would take an Apple idea and use it for themselves...
to admit that you have sold your soul.
Great people don't need people to complete them, great people complete other people. -- Matthew Pawlikowski.
I have a *great* set of screwdrivers. Have I told you about 'em? They're SO exciting! I tell everybody I can. I even have a bumper sticker on my car with a couple of screwdrivers to show my loyalty to the multi-billion dollar international conglomerate that makes them. The phillips heads are all blue anodized steel with fusicia handles, and the standard heads are all green anodized steel with turquoise handles. They're so much fun! I really feel special, because I bought the pretty colored screwdrivers. I really feel like my screwdrivers define me as a person. There's nothing more that I want to do than talk with others about their screwdrivers and their screw driving experiences. I am unique. I was walking through Home Depot and I said, "Why get the grey and blue ones... I want the *pretty* ones! I'll be different. Me and the 2.5 million other people who buy these screwdrivers, well, we're just better and smarter than those who settle for the regular screwdrivers. We're all very special individuals. All 2.5 million of us. Sure, they cost twice as much, but have you seen them? They're blue and green!"
Get a life. It's just a fucking tool. Speaking of tool, do you have any idea how much of a corporate tool you are?
I have an expensive Mac. It strikes me as slow, sometimes. I get annoyed when software comes out for the PC first. But I'm not giving it up for anything.
You, sir, are a marketing person's wet dream. A customer so loyal that they'll take their admittedly expensive, inferior product and love it.
the funk soul brotha
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