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    Why the Windows 7 Hate by Apple?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by HTWingNut, Oct 26, 2009.

  1. HTWingNut

    HTWingNut Potato

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    What? I can't believe Apple has the audacity to slam Windows 7 from the get go. To me that's just in poor taste. These commercials are getting old and they need to advertise features of the MAC, and not just say that Windows sucks. It's just childish.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpOvzGiheOM

    (it won't let me embed for some reason)
     
    HTWingNut, Oct 26, 2009
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  2. Deathwinger

    Deathwinger Notebook Virtuoso

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    What microsoft should be doing to counter is have an OSX user trying to play games, autocad or even play a Blu Ray disk.

    Seriously, microsoft could learn a thing or two from the Mac vs PC parodies.

    I wouldn't worry too much about this ad because the ad says nothing bad about Windows 7 other than anything said by Microsoft about it has been said about its previous operating system. Well, a new OS is supposed to improve on the last one, so the statements are true.

    Also, 8 million beta testers seem to think Windows 7 is a step in the right direction.

    Furthermore, we can attest that Microsoft Windows by itself will not delete your entire hard drive like other recently upgraded OSes that can do that from release. ;)
     
    Deathwinger, Oct 26, 2009
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  3. Melody

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    It's just a marketing gimmick and yes it is getting old. Honestly, people who buy into this are probably the same type of people who vote based on commercials which "bash" parties :/
     
    Melody, Oct 26, 2009
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    ...with roughly 97% market share in o/s useage, Microsoft doesn't have to do anything. :p
     
    Signal2Noise, Oct 26, 2009
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    Am I the only one who found the commercial entertaining despite being a primarily PC user? lol :p
     
    Melody, Oct 26, 2009
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    Budding, Oct 26, 2009
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