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Mac Ads Counter Microsoft’s Laptop Hunters

John Raul Joven II — Sun, 17 May 2009 12:59:18 +0000

In Episode 3 we reported that Microsoft released three ads dubbed as “Laptop Hunters” advocating PC laptops over Apple’s Mac. Just a week after that Microsoft released another ad featuring a woman named Shiela who finds her perfect laptop for moviemaking. She got a widescreen HP HDX 16t from her $2000 budget.

Realizing the power to persuade of those Microsoft ads, Apple counterattacked by releasing their own ads on Apple website called “Get a Mac.” The Get a Mac ads mocked all the ads from Microsoft. Here’s one of the most interesting ads from Apple with the title “Elimination.”

On related note, Apple released an update to Mac OSX 10.5.7. The update brought a handful of improvements and security fixes as well as criticisms from Mac community after a significant number of Mac users had problems before and after installing the update.

Microsoft “Laptop Hunters” Ads Target Mac Pricing

John Raul Joven II — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 11:51:50 +0000

Not once, not twice, but three times. A series of Microsoft advertisements were released in the previous weeks advocating PC laptops over Apple’s Mac. The advertisements dubbed as “Laptop Hunters” showed people challenged to find laptops with budgets that range from 1000 to 1500 dollars.

The first ad featured a lady named Lauren who was looking for a laptop with speed, comfortable keyboard and 17-inch screen and she ended getting an HP Pavilion DV7-1245DX.

The second ad featured featured a young man named Giampaolo who wanted a laptop with portability, good battery life and power, and ended getting an HP HDX 16t.

The latest ad featured Lisa and her kid, Jackson, who were looking for a laptop with speed, a good hard drive and a good gaming computer. They ended up getting up buying a Sony Vaio FW.

The most striking feature of the advertisements is that Microsoft directly attacked Mac’s pricing on same computer specifications which is quite true and factual in the real world. But for me, I’m a PC because I can’t afford a Mac yet.

Episode 3 – Microsoft Laptop Hunters, Conficker Worm, ATI Radeon HD 4890, and Cody P. Christian

John Raul Joven II — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 22:58:56 +0000

In this episode, the following news topics were covered:

MICROSOFT "LAPTOP HUNTERS" ADS TARGET MAC PRICING
Reported by John Raul Joven II
CONFICKER MOBILIZES, DROPS PAYLOAD
Reported by Gerardo Velasco
AMD’S ATI RADEON HD 4890: WORLD’S MOST POWERFUL GPU
Reported by John Raul Joven II
GEEK OF THE WEEK: CODY P. CHRISTIAN
Reported by Brad
LAST MINUTE HEADLINES
Reported by John Raul Joven II

TGDAILY.COM: Study shows Facebook use linked to lower grades for college students
A study from Ohio State University, based on a study of 219 students, suggests that the more you use Facebook, the less you study, and the worse your grades get.

PC WORLD: Twitter now worm-free
After the blue bird Twitter caught its first worm, the popular web service now declared clean and worm free.

COMPUTER WORLD: IT professionals still prefer XP over Windows 7
A survey revealed that 72% of more than 1,100 IT professionals still prefer Windows XP than the upcoming Windows 7.

PC WORLD: Rumors about Apple iPhone 3.0 and Netbook intensify
The Apple rumor mill is once again running overtime on the topic of netbooks and iPhone 3.0 specs.

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