Apple To Microsoft - Stop Those Ads!

Perhaps the only good thing I can say for Apple is that they don’t use cheap, crappy, fall apart components and pack the hard drive so full of crapware that the PC can barely even start up the first time you power it on.

That’s how those $700 PC laptops roll. The discount in an HP or Dell comes right out of your ass when you have to wipe out 30 gigabytes of trialware and go buy software or scrounge up freeware to do what you bought the damned computer for, that and faulty worksmanship.

I speak as the owner of a malfunctioning Compaq laptop that’s never really worked right from the moment I unboxed it.

But I digress, complaining about a PC with Windows is like demanding a steak on a generic hot dog budget.

Well looks like MS is full on these dayz…. 1st Bing, then MS Office 2010 (that too free cloud version) and now this….! woah…!

As a person who’s outfitted many a $350 laptop, they roll just fine out of the box.

Finally, Microsoft figured out how to get an effective ad campaign and learned the art of attacking its rivals..!!

Once again, Apple’s Legal Teams screws up. They need to keep a tighter leash on them, that team is like a bunch rabid wolves. They go after the dumbest things.

The funny thing is, I’m not all that impressed with those ads. I am more impressed with the Office 2010 trailer. The arguement over which is better is stupid. This is just a case of Apple Legal screwing up… again.

nice! hahahahaha

Thank god. Hey look i’m Apple. I can charge $2000 for a computer that people can make for $600 WEEE PROFIT!

I don’t know how you can even justify Microsoft and Apple even being “competitors”. Apple designs hardware while Microsoft sells their software to any tom dick and harry that wants to put it on what they call a “computer”.

Apple has strict quality control over their computers and make sure the software is designed SPECIFICALLY for the hardware.

I am an an Apple fanboy, but a logical one. You can’t dispute my points, I’ve been in the computer repair industry for a while now, and I’ve fixed hundreds of PCs, you know how many Apple’s I’ve fixed? Zero. You know how many people I’ve converted to Apple just by telling them the facts about them? 4… out of welllll… FOUR. They love their Apple’s because they are made by a standard.

My point is… Microsoft and Apple can’t be compared. They are oranges and… well, Apples.

I’m sure that Apple’s legal department called MS and simply asked them to stop. The ONLY reason the ads are still running is that Apple neglected to say “pretty please” (a legal term)

Not to mention on PCs you get Viruses and Spyware infections. If Apple Lowered their prices the PC wouldn’t exist anymore let’s be honest.

I still love my 24″ iMac.

But I can’t afford any more powerful Macintoshes.

On the other hand, I can get powerful PC’s for less.

I think the ads are a little mean. The commercial that said Macs are all about looks, thats not true. And according to Apple, Macs are Eco-Friendly

Its not about being right or wrong. Its about advertising. Apple has been running the cool guy vs the fat guy in a suit ad for a long time now… I am suprised that it took microsoft this long to come up with a suitable retaliation.

I just have to laugh at this one.
Sure, I classify myself as an Apple fanboy, but I do have to laugh.

So Apple comes out with these ads, I’m a Mac.
Microsoft copies them, hires a bunch of people to look like normal people (and yes, they are scripted), and they shoot it, making sure to make the PCs sound better than the Macs for really invalid reasons. (Well except the money reason, but that goes into the whole Apple tax or Windows tax… so yeah)
Then Apple fights back with their ad about how there are way too many PCs and none of them work perfectly, which is sorta false because some do work just fine and not all Macs run fine either.
Then The laptop hunters *somehow* start to work? So Apple’s not-the-most-intelligent legal department calls Microsoft and tells them to stop showing them.

In my opinion, both companies have their heads in the wrong place on this one. Apple should let Microsoft fight back with their ads, it creates healthy competition. Microsoft shouldn’t copy Apple with (what I see as) nearly everything, but they do anyway.

I think I’ll sit this one out and just laugh from the sidelines.

I’m glad so many people buy PC’s because it equals job security for me. I work 50 hour weeks on a military base fixing pc’s and 90% that comes through my office are Dell and HP (aka the “top” companies). Personally, I an Apple guy because I like consistency, performance an aesthetics. I’ve had zero problems from my iBook that I’ve been using for 5 years and it’s been though hell. I just bought a new Macbook and I’m sure I’ll use it for years to come too.

Mac fanboi here has a few things he neglected to say

1 - the parts are not QA special. they are standard parts. Like car batteries, they the same thing with a different sticker on them

2 - Macs break all the time. You run a mom and pop repair shop? great. I work in an industry that sees thousands of units a day, and macs take up their share. There would be no reason for the genius bar and Apple Care if macs never broke.

3 - they don’t design the software for the hardware, its the other way around. They limit the amount of hardware items that can work on the mac as internals so they don’t look bad, and so they can raise proffit margins. Also, mac takes a bite out of all profit items they license, taking more money.

4 - Mac’s get viruses. They are also the fastest to be hacked every year. The reason there are fewer issues simply lies in the numbers. if you have less then 20% market share, and you were out to hurt the masses, no one will take the time to hurt you. if mac had the controlling share, you bet your butt you would see mac viruses crawling all over the place.

5 - Mac’s get too hot, and apple claims its your fault.

6 - They use ad campaigns to get fanbois. You said in your own post you use ad hominem. Sorry, but I am not going to take you seriously as a computer repair technician if you claim macs are better no matter what. You dont even understand how or why the company does what it does. Windows 7 far exceeds anything I wanted from windows so far, and the only reason now to buy a mac is the bundled software. I haven’t had a virus infection in over 5 years, and Most virus infections are caused by poorly maintained computers that people use.

I do like mac. Price aside its a great platform. Problem is, price included and there is no reason to buy one. I can do all the same things on a PC for over 1000 dollars less.

Thanks for all of the great comments everyone. It is very much appreciated.
Regards, Ron

Apple always has had a history of taking (unnecessary?) legal action. They never cease to amaze me.

Those ads are great. Apple did the same thing to them and now they’re whinging about it.

I send $2,200 on a Powerbook in June of 05…. since then I had 5 logic board replacements (low memory failures), PB was a defective product straight out the factory, had a battery recall, and so much more. After the 2nd logic board went out I had no choice but to buy a replacement laptop since the PB lived at the apple store, so I got the first Intel mac book pro for a little less than 2000) which crash and burn EXACTLY 2yrs (and 3days) after my apple care went out. Never Again!!!!!