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Microsoft Uses "I'm a PC" Character In New Ads
arcticstoat writes to tell us that in the wake of their largely unsuccessful Jerry Seinfeld ad campaign Microsoft is setting their sights directly on recent Apple ads by featuring the "I'm a PC" character in their new advertising campaign. "He then follows this with another phrase, such as 'and I've been made into a stereotype' before the advert shifts to a range of people performing a diverse assortment of jobs, all of which also say they're a PC. Among those featured are astronaut Bernard Harris, as well as religious author Deepak Chopra and 'Desperate Housewives' actress Eva Longoria. The ad also features a wide range of anonymous people, including a shark diver, a teacher and a guy with a beard."
THIS! Please mod captaindomon up. An OS isn't a one size fits all. Heck, even web-browsers aren't that way. I argue this exact issue constantly. There are benefits (as well as disadvantages) to any operating system.
I use a Mac (as well as a Windows box), but I would no sooner say, "I'm a Mac" than I would, "I'm a Pepper."
Wouldn't you like to be a Pepper too?
You're kidding, right? Only a mac user, who is being stroked for spending too much money, could like those ads. We mute the commerical (if we're stuck watching live TV) and talk about how smug apple is about being in last place.