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Matt’s Blog » Blog Archive — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:18:05 +0000

[...] money into their marketing, firstly with the ‘I’m a PC’ campaign (which was ironically made on a Mac) and then with ‘Project Mojave’ – essentially a poor experiment in which they tricked people [...]

By: Nick Saint

Nick Saint — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 06:12:06 +0000

my perception on Mac is basically the reason people think Mac is better is because it’s ” easier ” to use according to them , which means…. Mac is better for non experienced users on computers, Windows is good if you know a little about it, I admit it is a little tough to figure out some things. Overall though, more people use windows, and, there IS more programs made for windows/pc then there is on a MAC. So doesn’t that tell you something? They are making more programs on windows, because overall more people like windows, and it is a better business decision. And as far as the apple comercials go, I think it is wrong of Apple to throw insult after insult at windows, and I don’t think it looks good for their company. And their commercials are wrong mostly, such as the mac’s get no virsues, and windows has tons of spyware viruses, etc… Well you have to be smart enough to actually get Anti virus programs, and spyware blockers.. etc. And the reason their isn’t viruses/spyware for mac as much is because more people use windows….by the way they act on the IM A PC / IM A MAC commercials, makes me think that they think MAC is GOD or something. Overall , they all have their qualties and I don’t think their is one that is the “best”

By: Apple to Microsoft: You Can’t Put Frosting on Manure | John Paczkowski | Digital Daily | AllThingsD

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 18:05:27 +0000

[...] see Apple take a few potshots at Microsoft’s “transformative” new “made on a Mac” marketing campaign in two new “Mac vs. Pc” ads that debuted over the weekend. The first, [...]

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That’s why my next computer will be… « MastrN8’s Weblog — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 17:36:17 +0000

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By: Ken Okel

Ken Okel — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 19:33:16 +0000

While I think the “I’m a PC” campaign is a big improvement, there’s still a major perception problem with Windows that will be difficult to overcome. As a longtime PC user, who has switched to Mac, I can say, Windows operating systems work well but have a lot of hiccups that drove me crazy. While these problems may be small the bad taste you get from one of them sours you on Microsoft.

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PICTURAPixel - Bloco de Notas » Shame on you, Mr. Gates. — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 18:37:02 +0000

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10,000 Spoons When All You Need Is A Knife « — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 14:14:09 +0000

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By: Weekend Update, 9/26/08 | John Paczkowski | Digital Daily | AllThingsD

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 23:09:22 +0000

[...] this week for a non-partisan one–in which the spots themselves are watermarked “made on a mac.” Meanwhile, Google did some advertising of its own–launching a new site solely to [...]

By: Los anuncios "I'm a PC" de Microsoft... se crearon con un Mac - Gizmodo ES - The gadgets weblog

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 09:00:01 +0000

[...] sí. Simplemente irónico, pero las polémicas deberían dejarse para cosas con más enjundia. [Digital Daily] [...]

By: Dominic Pannone

Dominic Pannone — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 16:09:41 +0000

Mike, not sure what your profession is, but “nearly” all news is good news. The publicity this campaign is getting for just putting out new ads is remarkable. People who have not even seen the ads have heard about the ads. The point of the campaign is all about branding. The Mojave campaign is about the product Vista. The “Im a PC” campaign is about getting the brand Microsoft back in the national conversation. I have no qualms with your point on product quality(I prefer Mac), but thats why this campaign is so good. It has nothing to do with directly increasing sales. Regarding Apple’s Mac vs PC campaign, I promise you Apple will drop it. They are to smart not to. They have been forced to move on now.

John, from a PR standpoint, I totally agree that it was a dumb move to not have everything created on a Windows PC(my first reaction when read in FC). They leave themselves wide open to be attacked by Apple, but I just dont see this as newsworthy. That could probably be said for the entire campaign though. From a marketing perspective Im just very impressed on what Microsoft has accomplished…again this has zero to do with the actual product they are putting out. You have a great point about “Made on Mac” badge. Apple would be smart to do something with that in its upcoming campaign attacking Windows.

By: John Paczkowski

John Paczkowski — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 19:46:30 +0000

Look: I’m fully aware that CP+B is a Mac agency, as are most agencies these days. That said, it dumbfounds me that no one thought to produce these ads on Windows machines or, at the very least, scrub them of offending metadata. It was inevitable that someone would think to look at it, wasn’t it? Clearly.

I’ll say it again: I would have assumed that an advertising campaign touting Windows PCs over Macs would, you know, not be created on Macs.

That’s not “bias,” it’s common sense.

You know, in addition to “It just works,” Apple has another widely used marketing slogan: “Made on a Mac.” And today, that slogan applies to Microsoft’s new ad campaign, just as it applies to the thousands of Web sites and other products that feature the “Made on a Mac” badge.

By: Robert Hoover

Robert Hoover — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 19:10:23 +0000

The bias in these “blog articles” is worse than MSNBC…

By: Mike Forbus

Mike Forbus — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 17:41:47 +0000

Dominic – you couldn’t be more wrong. First, all news is NOT good news. And this campaign is anything but brilliant – (troll maybe?). The campaign is based on a mediocre product used by “ordinary people”. And the point of the campaign would be???? As to Apple’s campaign, Apple is not “coming off as elitist”. They have a defendable position against a bloated and inferior product.

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Mon, 22 Sep 2008 17:14:57 +0000

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By: Charliec114 Blog’s » Blog Archive » Los anuncios “I’m a PC” de Microsoft… se crearon con un Mac (Gizmodo)

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:30:11 +0000

[...] La respuesta de Microsoft a esta controversia bizantina era obvia: “como es habitual en casi todo el flujo de trabajo de las campañas, las agencias y las empresas de post-producción utilizan una amplia variedad de software y hardware para crear, editar y distribuir contenido, incluyendo tanto Macs como PCs”. Pues sí. Simplemente irónico, pero las polémicas deberían dejarse para cosas con más enjundia. [Digital Daily] [...]