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Analyzing Microsoft’s latest “Laptop Hunter” ad [Video]
A look at what Microsoft’s latest ad doesn’t tell you. via LiamJbMan10
Continue reading...On the trippy new Backgrounds in Windows 7
Sunday, May 3, 2009
How Microsoft came up with those trippy and psychedelic backgrounds in Windows 7: With the photography covered, we tried to broaden our coverage to include additional images that would inspire, delight and invigorate people’s imaginations. We wanted to stretch into some new content that felt unique, timely, and with a distinct point of view. Our […]
Continue reading...Microsoft continues to attack Apple on price in latest ad
Friday, May 1, 2009
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...What if Microsoft made… everything?
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
We can bless our lucky stars that we don’t watch Microsoft TV’s or drive Microsoft manufactured cars. Just think of all that crashing. Bad jokes aside, Cracked has a funny post up which takes a look at what the world would be like if Microsoft made everything. Here are a few of our favorites. The […]
Continue reading...Microsoft to release iPhone competitor on Verizon? Cue laugh track!
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Wow, Verizon sure is making the rounds the past few days. First a CDMA iPhone, then an Apple media tablet, and now a Microsoft phone. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Microsoft and Verizon are engaged in talks that would see the folks over at Redmond deliver a phone that would, in theory, rival […]
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...Another example of Microsoft lacking business acumen
Sunday, April 26, 2009
When Microsoft releases Windows 7, the version that comes with netbooks will only be able to run a maximum of 3 applications at a time. And in typical Microsoft fashion, the base edition of Windows 7 will also lack many of the features available in more expensive versions of the software. It’s bad enough that […]
Continue reading...Microsoft reports drop in revenue for first time in 23 years
Thursday, April 23, 2009
The New York Times reports: For the first time in Microsoft’s 23-year history as a public company, its sales dropped year-over-year. Microsoft, the world’s largest software company, said Thursday that its revenue fell 6 percent, to $13.7 billion from $14.5 billion, in the quarter that ended March 31. And it reported net income of $3.0 […]
Continue reading...Report: Microsoft to offer crippled version of Windows 7 for netbooks
Monday, April 20, 2009
The Wall Street Journal reports: Microsoft Corp. is taking an unusual approach with its new Windows 7 operating system: Customers buying many of the least-expensive laptops with the software are likely to be limited to running three applications at a time and miss out on other key features, or pay for an upgrade. The strategy […]
Continue reading...Some of the features in Windows 7 have been a long time coming
Monday, April 20, 2009
Yahoo reports on the development process of Windows 7: To design Windows 7, Microsoft analyzed billions of pieces of data. It studied exactly what PC users do in front of their screens. It tallied hundreds of thousands of Windows surveys. It got feedback from people all over the world who tried different versions of the […]
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...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 […]
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Sunday, May 3, 2009
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