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I guess Microsoft hired one of the folks who wrote Sarah Palin's talking points. 'Not a real PC' ? What is a 'real' PC? Most of those 'negative' things could be said of an iPad. Screw... pled? and a majority of those things would be true for the Microsoft Surface RT device as well. Screwcrowsoft.
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Unfortunately, they're working: Microsoft wouldn't still be doing these after 2 years if they weren't. EDIT: More info on the effectiveness of the ads (tl;dr: yes, they're changing perception) http://adage.com/article/digital/microsoft-s-google-bashing-...
Not sure if you're being sarcastic or not... Microsoft will stick to a plan for years, even when it's not working.
I guess Microsoft hired one of the folks who wrote Sarah Palin's talking points. 'Not a real PC' ? What is a 'real' PC? Most of those 'negative' things could be said of an iPad. Screw... pled? and a majority of those things would be true for the Microsoft Surface RT device as well. Screwcrowsoft.
Scrapple your iPad and buy a Surface at these now Microsoft-ic prices.
:-)
Has there ever been such a low ball PR campaign by such a large company? It's seriously hard to think of any major company that's come out with such sleazy tactics as this against a direct competitor. Can you ever imagine Google or Apple running direct to consumer ads referring to Microsoft as "Microshaft" or some other slogan? Even on Reddit, things such as "M$" usually result in a torrent of down votes. It's a fasc…
I guess Microsoft hired one of the folks who wrote Sarah Palin's talking points. 'Not a real PC' ? What is a 'real' PC? Most of those 'negative' things could be said of an iPad. Screw... pled? and a majority of those things would be true for the Microsoft Surface RT device as well. Screwcrowsoft.
I think that covers all the things that were listed in the video.
What the fuck is wrong with Microsoft's marketing departments? I'm to understand that Pawn Shops won't exchange the used Chromebook you bought for your mom but then decided to, what, steal back so you could put it in hock in order to scrape together enough cash to get a bus to Hollywood where you'll wait tables for six years whilst failing audition after audition before finally being shat out the butt end of the porn…
Has there ever been such a low ball PR campaign by such a large company? It's seriously hard to think of any major company that's come out with such sleazy tactics as this against a direct competitor. Can you ever imagine Google or Apple running direct to consumer ads referring to Microsoft as "Microshaft" or some other slogan? Even on Reddit, things such as "M$" usually result in a torrent of down votes. It's a fasc…