Microsoft placing booths outside Apple stores

2008-11-05 20:15:13

#1

blademaster: I'm moving to Brazil; +2,075|7093

https://img145.imageshack.us/img145/750/103108imapckc7.jpg

The Apple / Microsoft ad war keeps escalating -- while Apple continues to insist that John Hodgman is the human representation of all PCs, Microsoft is taking its populist approach to the streets. Very specific streets, actually -- it's placing "I'm a PC" recording booths outside of Apple stores, like the one pictured here in Birmingham, England. The booth is staffed with three 'Softies who'll try to sell you on the latest in Windows tech while making nyah-nyah faces at Apple store patrons, and guests are invited to make a short video explaining why they, too, are PCs. Not to be outdone, Apple has pledged to send Justin Long to your house to charmingly condescend to you about his various abilities while still pretending to be your best friend.

http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/31/micr … pple-stor/

2008-11-05 20:17:47

#2

S.Lythberg: Mastermind; +429|6895|Chicago, IL

Oh apple

the computers for those too incompetent to own a computer

2008-11-05 20:19:58

#3

VicktorVauhn: Member; +319|6840|Southern California

Kinda don't like seeing PC stoop to their level. I always liked that Mac spent so much time with stupid commercials while MS just ignored them....

But I am getting tired of the Mac commercials, so a part of me is glad to see MS "fight back"

Its funny now that MS spends a tiny bit on advertising back at them Mac claims that all they do is spend money on advertising.... Especially since that has always been Macs thing.

2008-11-05 20:20:47

#4

SgtHeihn: Should have ducked; +394|6935|Ham Lake, MN (Fucking Cold)

Well they did fuck up on Vista.

2008-11-05 20:21:40

#5

CammRobb: Banned; +1,510|6578|Carnoustie MASSIF

It's all a bit childish tbh.

They should just put it this way.

Macs don't break.

Pc's play games.

2008-11-05 20:21:59

#6

Miggle: FUCK UBISOFT; +1,411|7190|FUCK UBISOFT

VicktorVauhn wrote:
Kinda don't like seeing PC stoop to their level. I always liked that Mac spent so much time with stupid commercials while MS just ignored them....

But I am getting tired of the Mac commercials, so a part of me is glad to see MS "fight back"

Its funny now that MS spends a tiny bit on advertising back at them Mac claims that all they do is spend money on advertising.... Especially since that has always been Macs thing.

I loled hard when I saw the ad about microsoft spending money on advertising.

I used to like the mac ads, I thought they were really funny. Now they're just getting annoying.

2008-11-05 20:22:25

#7

jsnipy: ...; +3,277|6970|...

Despite your take on Macs, iPhones, etc ... there nothing gayer than an Apple store

2008-11-05 20:22:50

#8

CanadianLoser: Meow :3 :3; +1,148|6956

they should have an optional Gay-test at the microsoft booths.

https://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g270/1337-1337/gaytest.jpg

2008-11-05 20:26:40

#9

Flecco: iPod is broken.; +1,048|7113|NT, like Mick Dundee

LOL @ Canadian loser.

Idk, fuck macs.

Whoa... Can't believe these forums are still kicking.

2008-11-05 20:28:02

#10

SealXo: Member; +309|6984

lol im friends with a tester of windows 7 and he says as of right now its basically vista

2008-11-05 20:29:59

#11

Flecco: iPod is broken.; +1,048|7113|NT, like Mick Dundee

Same Seal, he reckons the back end is a little different but ultimately it's pretty much the same.

Whoa... Can't believe these forums are still kicking.

2008-11-05 20:37:59

#12

SgtHeihn: Should have ducked; +394|6935|Ham Lake, MN (Fucking Cold)

Flecco wrote:
Same Seal, he reckons the back end is a little different but ultimately it's pretty much the same.

So its shit? They tried too hard to be like Apple with Vista. The last month I have been forced to use it while my laptop was in the shop and my desktop is still in CA, and it has reinforced that the computer I build next month will have XP Pro on it.

2008-11-05 20:38:10

#13

AussieReaper: ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°); +5,761|6601|what

They should both fuck off and let Ubuntu rule the world.

Free Operating Systems for all!

Spread the OS! (communist propaganda)

2008-11-05 20:47:45

#14

DefCon-17: Maple Syrup Faggot; +362|6604|Vancouver | Canada

"Retarded" in a word that comes to mind.

2008-11-05 20:48:04

#15

The_Sniper_NM: Official EVGA Fanboy; +94|6562|SC | USA |

SgtHeihn wrote:
Flecco wrote:
Same Seal, he reckons the back end is a little different but ultimately it's pretty much the same.
So its shit? They tried too hard to be like Apple with Vista. The last month I have been forced to use it while my laptop was in the shop and my desktop is still in CA, and it has reinforced that the computer I build next month will have XP Pro on it.

Your comp either was a shit bucket or you aren't an experienced user. Running Vista at the moment, like better than XP. My secondary monitor next to me is connected to my XP machine. Most of the shit out there against Vista is from people who read some article written by a left wing faggot typing on his mac.

2008-11-05 20:54:05

#16

SgtHeihn: Should have ducked; +394|6935|Ham Lake, MN (Fucking Cold)

The_Sniper_NM wrote:
SgtHeihn wrote:
Flecco wrote:
Same Seal, he reckons the back end is a little different but ultimately it's pretty much the same.
So its shit? They tried too hard to be like Apple with Vista. The last month I have been forced to use it while my laptop was in the shop and my desktop is still in CA, and it has reinforced that the computer I build next month will have XP Pro on it.
Your comp either was a shit bucket or you aren't an experienced user. Running Vista at the moment, like better than XP. My secondary monitor next to me is connected to my XP machine. Most of the shit out there against Vista is from people who read some article written by a left wing faggot typing on his mac.

I am a experienced. I just don't like it. Yes, I will admit that it is a lot prettier than XP, but I don't like the amount of ram it takes to run.

Saw that video and thought it was stupid as hell, it was bs.

2008-11-05 22:42:48

#17

Nappy: Apprentice; +151|6677|NSW, Australia

i used vista for about a month but i had to change back, my lappy didnt have enough ram or a good enough cpu/gpu, if ADSL2 was available here i would save up to build a pc that could run vista i would, but its just not practical right now for me

2008-11-06 02:26:11

#18

VicktorVauhn: Member; +319|6840|Southern California

TheAussieReaper wrote:
They should both fuck off and let Ubuntu rule the world.

Free Operating Systems for all!

Spread the OS! (communist propaganda)

Werd! Ubuntu rocks!

You know, unless you want to use hardware like an xfi card, get full support of a proper video card, play games, or use professional software, or do anything with out hours of googling and console codes...

2008-11-06 02:31:33

#19

FatherTed: xD; +3,936|6948|so randum

The_Sniper_NM wrote:
SgtHeihn wrote:
Flecco wrote:
Same Seal, he reckons the back end is a little different but ultimately it's pretty much the same.
So its shit? They tried too hard to be like Apple with Vista. The last month I have been forced to use it while my laptop was in the shop and my desktop is still in CA, and it has reinforced that the computer I build next month will have XP Pro on it.
Your comp either was a shit bucket or you aren't an experienced user. Running Vista at the moment, like better than XP. My secondary monitor next to me is connected to my XP machine. Most of the shit out there against Vista is from people who read some article written by a left wing faggot typing on his mac.

Used it plenty, hate the fucker.

Because of the attempt to buff the looks up, they made the OS itself needlessly complicated (i mean ffs admin warnings all the fucking time), its a bitch to run compared to XP pro etc etc.

Hate it.

Small hourglass island
Always raining and foggy
Use an umbrella

2008-11-06 02:34:21

#20

.Sup: be nice; +2,646|6901|The Twilight Zone

Provocation. I wouldn't be surprised if Apple places its own missile silos oh sorry I meant ad booths outside Microsoft stores.

https://www.shrani.si/f/3H/7h/45GTw71U/untitled-1.png

2008-11-06 02:37:09

#21

Ultrafunkula: Hector: Ding, ding, ding, ding...; +1,975|6921|6 6 4 oh, I forget

.Sup wrote:
Provocation. I wouldn't be surprised if Apple places its own suicide booths outside Microsoft stores.

Fixed 4 u

2008-11-06 02:52:38

#22

TimmmmaaaaH: Damn, I... had something for this; +725|6887|Brisbane, Australia

FatherTed wrote:
The_Sniper_NM wrote:
SgtHeihn wrote:

So its shit? They tried too hard to be like Apple with Vista. The last month I have been forced to use it while my laptop was in the shop and my desktop is still in CA, and it has reinforced that the computer I build next month will have XP Pro on it.
Your comp either was a shit bucket or you aren't an experienced user. Running Vista at the moment, like better than XP. My secondary monitor next to me is connected to my XP machine. Most of the shit out there against Vista is from people who read some article written by a left wing faggot typing on his mac.
Used it plenty, hate the fucker.

Because of the attempt to buff the looks up, they made the OS itself needlessly complicated (i mean ffs admin warnings all the fucking time), its a bitch to run compared to XP pro etc etc.

Hate it.

Takes 10 seconds and a restart to turn UAC off. I dont know what MS were thinking with it, it has to be the No. 1 thing people claim as the reason for Vista being "bad".

I would 100% use Vista over XP. In fact I do

https://bf3s.com/sigs/5e6a35c97adb20771c7b713312c0307c23a7a36a.png

2008-11-06 02:59:11

#23

VicktorVauhn: Member; +319|6840|Southern California

FatherTed wrote:
Used it plenty, hate the fucker.

Because of the attempt to buff the looks up, they made the OS itself needlessly complicated (i mean ffs admin warnings all the fucking time), its a bitch to run compared to XP pro etc etc.

Hate it.

Control panel > User Account control > Off

You guys don't even bother to set up the user options and you complain about it.

2008-11-06 03:03:15

#24

some_random_panda: Flamesuit essential; +454|6839

VicktorVauhn wrote:
FatherTed wrote:
Used it plenty, hate the fucker.

Because of the attempt to buff the looks up, they made the OS itself needlessly complicated (i mean ffs admin warnings all the fucking time), its a bitch to run compared to XP pro etc etc.

Hate it.
Control panel > User Account control > Off

You guys don't even bother to set up the user options and you complain about it.

qft

2008-11-06 03:11:16

#25

CrazeD: Member; +368|7121|Maine

TimmmmaaaaH wrote:
FatherTed wrote:
The_Sniper_NM wrote:

Your comp either was a shit bucket or you aren't an experienced user. Running Vista at the moment, like better than XP. My secondary monitor next to me is connected to my XP machine. Most of the shit out there against Vista is from people who read some article written by a left wing faggot typing on his mac.
Used it plenty, hate the fucker.

Because of the attempt to buff the looks up, they made the OS itself needlessly complicated (i mean ffs admin warnings all the fucking time), its a bitch to run compared to XP pro etc etc.

Hate it.
Takes 10 seconds and a restart to turn UAC off. I dont know what MS were thinking with it, it has to be the No. 1 thing people claim as the reason for Vista being "bad".

I would 100% use Vista over XP. In fact I do

You know it's funny how much people bitch about Vista because of the UAC, and then go off and use Linux which does the exact same thing, only asks for a password instead. At least with Vista you can turn it off...

BF2S Forums Microsoft placing booths outside Apple stores

VicktorVauhn wrote:

Flecco wrote:

SgtHeihn wrote:

Flecco wrote:

The_Sniper_NM wrote:

SgtHeihn wrote:

Flecco wrote:

TheAussieReaper wrote:

The_Sniper_NM wrote:

SgtHeihn wrote:

Flecco wrote:

.Sup wrote:

FatherTed wrote:

The_Sniper_NM wrote:

SgtHeihn wrote:

FatherTed wrote:

VicktorVauhn wrote:

FatherTed wrote:

TimmmmaaaaH wrote:

FatherTed wrote:

The_Sniper_NM wrote:

Board footer