Comments on: Latest Laptop Hunters Ad Shows Off PCs with Blu-ray & Remote

By: Bob Caswell

Bob Caswell — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 11:30:08 +0000

I like where you're going with your thoughts here, even if it is wishful thinking!

Funny how some in the blogosphere still think this is all about “acting”…

By: frivmo

frivmo — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 09:42:05 +0000

Best so far, and loses any of the (real or perceived) smugness of the previous ads.

Close to the direction I've always thought Apple's ads should go – that is, warm and fuzzy, “posing for photos and creating movies with Grandma” kinda stuff. Show real people, and show how easy it is for the computers to bring them closer together and let them laugh and cry and do all that great human stuff.

But then, that's my central philosophy of technology, so perhaps it's wishful thinking!

By: Bob Caswell

Bob Caswell — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 08:20:58 +0000

Ted, nice try, your first sentence doesn't make much sense. Microsoft sponsored the study and would likely need more than your comment on my blog to dismiss the outcome as false. Please provide a reference and quote for exactly what you're referring to.

Otherwise, we'll just stick with your second sentence's logic of “worth” of a computer being derived from if “you are good with money.” Wait, what does that mean exactly?

By: Ted Landry

Ted Landry — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 07:58:28 +0000

This study has already been dismissed by Microsoft as false. If you look… the reporter padded the Mac price by over $3,000.

Sure Macs cost a little bit more, (around 5%) but they are well worth it if you are good with money.

By: Bob Caswell

Bob Caswell — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 06:30:08 +0000

I like where you're going with your thoughts here, even if it is wishful thinking!

Funny how some in the blogosphere still think this is all “acting”…

By: frivmo

frivmo — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 04:42:05 +0000

Best so far, and loses any of the (real or perceived) smugness of the previous ads.

But then, that's my central philosophy of technology, so perhaps it's wishful thinking!

By: Bob Caswell

Bob Caswell — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 03:20:58 +0000

Ted, nice try, your first sentence doesn't make much sense. Microsoft sponsored the study and would need more than your comment on my blog to dismiss it as false. Please provide a reference and quote for exactly what you're referring to.

Otherwise, we'll just stick with your second sentence's logic of “worth” of a computer being derived from if “you are good with money.” Wait, what does that even mean exactly?

By: Ted Landry

Ted Landry — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 02:58:28 +0000

This study has already been dismissed by Microsoft as false. If you look… the reporter padded the Mac price by over $3,000.

Sure Macs cost a little bit more, (around 5%) but they are well worth it if you are good with money.