What's with Apple's commercials?

[Adam Y.]

Originally Posted by Billfred

Besides, I think you might be missing the point Apple's trying to convey: their product works, Microsoft's doesn't, and now Microsoft's trying to fight back with ads instead of a working product.


Of course, beauty is always in the eye of the beholder.

They generally do have very well working products. The problem is that they've built up such a horrid reputation that everyone ignores that fact. It's their fault for the reputation but I have no idea how they can fix that problem.

Originally Posted by ZakuAce

On the subject of commercials - I really dislike the new Microsoft commercial. I don't understand it. It kind of reminds me of a kid looking for attention. "Hey look over here look over here!" They don't inform me on the OS. And why the heck would they talk about "stereotyping" people as PCs? I just did not understand how this was related in any way of how their computers work. The Apple commercials are more saying "Sup. Dude check this out. Pretty sweet, huh?" When they first started their ad campaign, I was thinking "Wow Mac has ads now?!" followed by "Ooo thats cool." I think that is a better way of getting customers than saying "HEY OVER HERE!"

See above. They are trying to break the reputation that Vista is a horrible operating system.