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Microsoft continues to attack Apple on price in latest ad
Microsoft’s latest commercial in its series of “Laptop Hunter” ads features Sheila, a “fillmmaker” looking for a laptop with a fast processor, a big screen, and something that’s really adept at cutting video. She’s looking to spend less than $2,000 and claims that she’s “open to any brand.” Hmm, maybe she’ll pick a Mac this […]
Continue reading...Palm Pre rumored to drop on June 7
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
With April nearly over, the rumored May 16th launch date for the Palm Pre seems extremely unlikely, if not downright impossible. But as things go in tech, when one rumor heads to the grave, another one comes in through the front door. Now, new evidence is pointing to a June 7th release date for the […]
Continue reading...Apple releases new “Get a Mac” web ad [Video]
Monday, April 27, 2009
Apple today released a new “Get a Mac” web ad and we gotta say that it’s probably the funniest Apple ad in a while. Take a look below and let us know what ya think.
Continue reading...Setting up a Microsoft Surface table brings on headaches
Monday, April 27, 2009
Gordon Miller over at Kinesismomentum has an interesting article about unboxing a Microsoft Surface table, and the frustrations involved with setting it up. In short, it seems that you get a big-ass table without any clearcut instructions as to how it should be set up. Miller concludes, No doubt it took a lot of very […]
Continue reading...Apple’s releases new web ad in celebration of 1 Billion app downloads
Saturday, April 25, 2009
Apple recently released an entertaining new web ad to celebrate the 1 Billionth app download from iTunes. The video below shows the ad first without sound, and then with sound.
Continue reading...“I Love You Man” goes heavy on the Apple product placement
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Anyone* who saw the hilarious comedy “I Love You Man” (starring Paul Rudd, Jason Segal, and Rashida Jones) probably noticed a lot of Apple product placement going on. Rudd whipped out his iPhone quite a bit, and interestingly enough, his ringtone was the original ringtone demoed in some of the first iPhone commercials from AT&T. […]
Continue reading...Apple hits back with 4 new “Get a Mac” ads
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Microsoft’s 300 million dollar ad campaign has seen a variety of incarnations. From Jerry Seinfeld hangin around with Bill Gates to little kids editing photos on Windows. Most recently, Microsoft unveiled a slew of “Laptop Hunter” commercials which attack Apple for being more about image than quality. The underlying theme or goal of these commercials […]
Continue reading...“Prison Break” loves itself a little Mac product placement
Friday, April 17, 2009
The beginning of Prison Break’s final run starts tonight, with the premiere episode airing as this is actualy being typed (god bless you DVR). The most recent season of Prison Break was amazing, and it coincidentally seemed to feature a ton of Macs (both iMacs and MacBooks) in almost every single episode. So here’s to […]
Continue reading...Apple smugly responds to Microsoft’s “Laptop Hunter” ads
Thursday, April 16, 2009
In a somewhat atypical move, an Apple spokesman issued a few statements regarding Microsoft’s seemingly popular (or at least much-discussed) series of “Laptop Hunter” commercials. Speaking to BusinessWeek, Apple spokesman Bill Evans had this to say: “A PC is no bargain when it doesn’t do what you want. The one thing that both Apple and […]
Continue reading...Homeless Spoof of Microsoft’s Laptop Hunter Ads
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
“I’m poor, but I’m not retarded. Alright, these computers suck” Check out this funny spoof of Microsoft’s “Laptop Hunter” commercials by LandlineTV:
Continue reading...Microsoft’s sponsored “Apple Tax” paper by Roger Kay is a joke
Sunday, April 12, 2009
There are certain benefits inherent in running a blog completely independent of any corporate sponsorship/involvement, chief among them the freedom to call things the way you see them, without the fear of any repercussions from “The Man”. This freedom sure comes in handy in light of a recent “study” sponsored by Microsoft which attempts to […]
Continue reading...Microsoft releases third “Laptop Hunter” ad – includes another swipe at Apple
Friday, April 10, 2009
Microsoft yesterday unveiled the third installment in its series of “Laptop Hunter” advertisements. As in previous clips, there’s a potshot against Apple included. Take a look below and let us know what ya think in the comments. Related: If Microsoft made a Candy Commerical (video spoof)
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Friday, May 1, 2009
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