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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 27th Mar 2009 19:59 UTC, submitted by shaneco

In a move that shouldn't surprise anyone, Microsoft has finally started to run an ad that's a direct attack against Apple. Previous marketing campaigns by Microsoft have always more or less ignored Apple, but the company's latest commercial is a direct attack on Apple in a place where it should hurt Apple the most: price.

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unfortunately true

by jwwf on Fri 27th Mar 2009 20:27 UTC

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2006-01-19

I'm shocked that they actually managed to point out a real problem - artificial market segmentation on screen size. I still don't know where that extra $1000 between Macbook and Macbook Pro goes. Ah, but I do - margin.

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RE: unfortunately true

by lqsh on Sat 28th Mar 2009 04:26 in reply to "unfortunately true"

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2007-01-01

The $700 difference between the MacBook and MacBook Pro (not $1000) is more than just a larger screen.

- larger screen
- faster processor
- larger hard drive
- second display adapter
- illuminated keyboard

For some people it well worth the extra $700

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RE[2]: unfortunately true

by arpan on Sat 28th Mar 2009 11:12 in reply to "RE: unfortunately true"

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2006-07-30

All a lot of those things require more power. So the Macbook pro comes with a larger more expensive battery as well.

Especially the 17" version. 8 hours battery in a one-inch thick laptop is pretty impressive.

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