Apple to Microsoft: "Stop airing those commercials"

Araxen · 07-15-2009, 08:55 PM

Epic LOL at this...

Microsoft exec says Apple asked them stop airing Laptop Hunters ads

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Apple may have publicly responded to Microsoft's Laptop Hunters ads with a counterpunch of its own back in May, but it looks like it may have been singing a slightly different tune behind the scenes more recently, at least according to Microsoft's Chief Operating Officer, Kevin Turner. Speaking at Microsoft's Worldwide Partner Conference earlier today, Turner said that he knows the ads are working because "two weeks ago we got a call from the Apple legal department saying [...] 'Hey, you need to stop running those ads, we lowered our prices.'" Turner further went on to note that "they took like $100 off or something," before stating to applause that it "was the greatest single phone call in the history that I've ever taken in business" -- though he did apparently take a minute to ask: "Is this a joke? Who are you?" In case you're wondering, Turner also confirmed that Microsoft is indeed "just going to keep running them and running them and running them."

God I hope Microsoft runs Apple into the ground till they really lower their prices.

Ortega · 07-15-2009, 10:14 PM

The fact that these commercials influence people either direction really baffles the fuck out of me!!!

ToeMissile · 07-15-2009, 10:20 PM

money money money.

Juvarisx · 07-15-2009, 10:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Ortega

The fact that these commercials influence people either direction really baffles the fuck out of me!!!

Welcome to the world of marketing!

Manseed · 07-16-2009, 01:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Ortega

The fact that these commercials influence people either direction really baffles the fuck out of me!!!

edit: oh shit post 1k

Ortega · 07-16-2009, 01:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Juvarisx

Welcome to the world of marketing!

I know... why even bothering questioning it really, but holy shit! I just can't fathom that out there they're thousands of potential Apple customers who have suddenly been swayed to a PC because WOWZOR an Apple cost MORE!! Who KNEW!?!?!

I have to say I'm pretty disappointed! After seeing that Apple's lawyer called Microsoft I was expecting some good bashing on the Apple and those commercials were a BIG LET DOWN!

ruination · 07-16-2009, 05:00 AM

To be honest though, I'd have a macbook by now if they didn't cost so much more than an equivalent from dell or something like that, I think apple is hurting themselves more than helping with their high exclusivity prices.

Ferr · 07-16-2009, 05:21 AM

The entire pricing system is fucked up, and if they continue to lower their prices on macbooks etc then other prices must come down.
An App costs like 349$ ? On a macbook, if they lowered the prices on the books themselves, who would pay 50% of the cost on a shitty warranty?

A Lot of that shit is insane though, I wanted an armband for my iPod Classic a while back. Apple model, 59$, walmart model? 19$.

I dunno how anyone justifies those prices (Btw, I got the classic as a refurb, so not a complete shill).

Araxen · 07-16-2009, 05:35 AM

Yeah, the only reason I don't have a Mac is because of the price. Those 1k Macs would be $400-500 PC's if they had windows and was made by Dell/HP/etc is just too hard to take the plunge on. The shit is just so overpriced.

Lenaldo · 07-16-2009, 07:24 AM

I can mimick the above; my gf REALLY wants a mac to play with but after she looked at the price tag she said "cant i get a dell for like 400 bucks with the same hardware?". I loled, but I really want her to get one so i can play eqmac!

Haus · 07-16-2009, 08:18 AM

Also, there are a lot of people who buy into the "If you're doing multimedia, or really 'creative work' then you have to get a Mac". These ads are probably targeting that demographic.

They aren't trying to convert the hardcore Apple fans, they're targeting the "straddling the fence" crowd. If anything the ads are a far less smug version of "I'm a mac, I'm a PC" ads.

Twobit Whore · 07-16-2009, 08:20 AM

Assuming this is true, does Mac really have any ground to stand on when it comes to criticizing ads? The "I'm a Mac and I'm a PC" ads are some of the most pretentious shit you will find.

Quineloe · 07-16-2009, 08:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Ortega

The fact that these commercials influence people either direction really baffles the fuck out of me!!!

tbh if my competitor was two leagues above me in price, I would keep pushing that angle forever. Is it the only thing the PCs really have for them? I think so, having used my sisters macbook thing for a short time. Well, gaming too, but that is not really what I want on a notebook to begin with.

Haus · 07-16-2009, 08:33 AM

One of the funny things is that if Apple finds a way to drop the price of Macbooks into the range that makes the competitive with the incoming flood of cheaper notebooks ($400-$600) then they hit another dilemma...

At that point the MacBook will cost around the same as a top end iPhone. Confused even more with the fact that the next supposed product out of Apple will be a touch based "netbook" device supposed to straddle the space between the iPhone and the MacBook...

Screamfeeder · 07-16-2009, 08:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Twobit Whore

Assuming this is true, does Mac really have any ground to stand on when it comes to criticizing ads? The "I'm a Mac and I'm a PC" ads are some of the most pretentious shit you will find.

No they don't.

I own 2 high end Mac desktops and one Power book as well as 3 high end desktops and my work HP laptop.

The only reason I have the Mac's is for Final Cut Pro and a couple other multimedia programs that are exclusive to the Mac. If they were offered on the PC, I would not own one.

I got in a huge argument with a couple ignorant friends of mine who have bought into the whole "TEH RUN DA PHOTOCHOPS FASTER" series of bullshit and even after proving them horribly, horribly wrong (ran a high end lens blur on an IMAX resolution image and the PC was about 30% faster at comparable hardware) they still refused to believe it. Their next defense was "DERE IZ NO VIRUS OR SPYWARZ ON MAC LAWL!". Yeah dipshit because no one cares. Once little trendy Mac gains enough market share you are going to have the exact same problems that PC's do. So good job spreading the word Jobs.

The ONLY reason I can see recommending any Apple computer product over a PC is if the person is an absolute lazy ass moron that doesn't want to take the 30 seconds a day it takes to maintain a piece of equipment.

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07-15-2009, 10:14 PM	#2 (permalink)
Ortega Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 226	The fact that these commercials influence people either direction really baffles the fuck out of me!!!

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Lenaldo Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 1,442 -21 Internets	I can mimick the above; my gf REALLY wants a mac to play with but after she looked at the price tag she said "cant i get a dell for like 400 bucks with the same hardware?". I loled, but I really want her to get one so i can play eqmac!

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Haus Fires of Heaven WoW Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 552 -10 Internets	Also, there are a lot of people who buy into the "If you're doing multimedia, or really 'creative work' then you have to get a Mac". These ads are probably targeting that demographic. They aren't trying to convert the hardcore Apple fans, they're targeting the "straddling the fence" crowd. If anything the ads are a far less smug version of "I'm a mac, I'm a PC" ads.

07-16-2009, 08:33 AM	#14 (permalink)
Haus Fires of Heaven WoW Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 552 -10 Internets	One of the funny things is that if Apple finds a way to drop the price of Macbooks into the range that makes the competitive with the incoming flood of cheaper notebooks ($400-$600) then they hit another dilemma... At that point the MacBook will cost around the same as a top end iPhone. Confused even more with the fact that the next supposed product out of Apple will be a touch based "netbook" device supposed to straddle the space between the iPhone and the MacBook...