Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 16th Jul 2009 12:51 UTC
I'm sure most of you are aware of the advertisements going back and forth between Apple and Microsoft. Apple started out with the "I'm a Mac, I'm a PC" campiagn, and Microsoft responded - after a long wait - with the "Laptop Hunters" ads. Recently, Apple made some price cuts, and according to Microsoft, the Cupertino company's lawyers contacted Microsoft, demanding they take down the ads.
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Yes, it's actually funny how Microsoft seems to put side (all) quality aspects of the laptop buying process, yet at the same time they tout their own horn on just how amazingly far better their own offering is compared to the opposition in respect to Windows vs Mac OS X vs Linux!
They ought to actually take it seriously that hardware quality, to some people at least, is a vital part of the buying experience.
Now, I'm not saying Apple necessarily is the way to go if you opt for quality hardware, but I do feel that the argument hinting that the super cheap, supermarket bought 'no-name' laptop necessarily is as good a computer as a $1.000+ laptop lacks some detail ...
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Yes, it's actually funny how Microsoft seems to put side (all) quality aspects of the laptop buying process, yet at the same time they tout their own horn on just how amazingly far better their own offering is compared to the opposition in respect to Windows vs Mac OS X vs Linux!
They ought to actually take it seriously that hardware quality, to some people at least, is a vital part of the buying experience.
Now, I'm not saying Apple necessarily is the way to go if you opt for quality hardware, but I do feel that the argument hinting that the super cheap, supermarket bought 'no-name' laptop necessarily is as good a computer as a $1.000+ laptop lacks some detail ...