Comments on: Seinfeld And Gates Star In Blockbuster Flop http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/2008/09/14/seinfeld-and-gates-star-in-blockbuster-flop/ Bring your PC back to life Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:05:08 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Serge http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/2008/09/14/seinfeld-and-gates-star-in-blockbuster-flop/#comment-4183 Serge Tue, 14 Oct 2008 18:41:31 +0000 http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/?p=2634#comment-4183 Ads are a joke. Especially the new "I'm a PC" ads. Good idea, but does nothing for the Windows brand. Just PCs. Well, a Mac is a PC (personal Computer). It can also run Windows (if you need that abomination). They could do better buy spending $300M in Apple stock especially at it's current bargain price. Oh, and to those who cry about Macs being too expensive and how they can't "beat" PCs... Bentleys are more expensive than Hondas, yet Honda outsells Bentley. Does that mean Bentley has to lower their price to be 'better' than Honda? Gimme a break. A Mac is superior in every way from construction to OS. While you're at it, take a look at the market share numbers. Someone's gaining ground. Ads are a joke. Especially the new "I'm a PC" ads. Good idea, but does nothing for the Windows brand. Just PCs. Well, a Mac is a PC (personal Computer). It can also run Windows (if you need that abomination). They could do better buy spending $300M in Apple stock especially at it's current bargain price.

Oh, and to those who cry about Macs being too expensive and how they can't "beat" PCs… Bentleys are more expensive than Hondas, yet Honda outsells Bentley. Does that mean Bentley has to lower their price to be 'better' than Honda? Gimme a break. A Mac is superior in every way from construction to OS. While you're at it, take a look at the market share numbers. Someone's gaining ground.

]]> By: Robert http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/2008/09/14/seinfeld-and-gates-star-in-blockbuster-flop/#comment-4054 Robert Sun, 05 Oct 2008 20:26:16 +0000 http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/?p=2634#comment-4054 First time I saw the ad was on adultswim on cartoonnetwork late at night. Great placement guys. First time I saw it and where I saw it I thought is was a spoof, a joke. Next time I saw the ad was on CNBC and the more I thought about these two titans of wealth I began to question what is exactly the ad saying to me? Is MS trying to say its product Windows has been in more homes than say a "Mac"? Jerry says to Bill he is in over a Billion homes. What percentage of those homes are Macs? It is not important, I use a PC and I have friends that use Macs and we all are still friends. I think the later ad by MS with who uses a PC was sort of okay but for an ad, okay does not cut it for the "wow" factor. Robert First time I saw the ad was on adultswim on cartoonnetwork late at night. Great placement guys. First time I saw it and where I saw it I thought is was a spoof, a joke. Next time I saw the ad was on CNBC and the more I thought about these two titans of wealth I began to question what is exactly the ad saying to me? Is MS trying to say its product Windows has been in more homes than say a "Mac"? Jerry says to Bill he is in over a Billion homes. What percentage of those homes are Macs? It is not important, I use a PC and I have friends that use Macs and we all are still friends. I think the later ad by MS with who uses a PC was sort of okay but for an ad, okay does not cut it for the "wow" factor. Robert

]]> By: Brian http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/2008/09/14/seinfeld-and-gates-star-in-blockbuster-flop/#comment-4016 Brian Thu, 25 Sep 2008 19:18:11 +0000 http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/?p=2634#comment-4016 The bottom line, PC's still outsell Mac. It doesn't matter what you advertise people will go with what works for them and unless you are in the film post production business, you don't need a mac. Mac Hardware is overpriced and until it comes down to what average people can afford it won't ever beat PC...no matter who stars in the commercials. The bottom line, PC's still outsell Mac. It doesn't matter what you advertise people will go with what works for them and unless you are in the film post production business, you don't need a mac. Mac Hardware is overpriced and until it comes down to what average people can afford it won't ever beat PC…no matter who stars in the commercials.

]]> By: Brian http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/2008/09/14/seinfeld-and-gates-star-in-blockbuster-flop/#comment-4007 Brian Wed, 24 Sep 2008 19:43:14 +0000 http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/?p=2634#comment-4007 Hey Tom, Your missive; "Or proof-read your stuff?" is a fragmented sentence. You just threw a rock through your glass house. Rock throwing is crappy behavior unless you are trying to escape from a glass house. According to Dimitri Martin…. Dang another fragment… DANG! Did it again… got more fragments than a glass house someone just escaped from. Hey Tom,

Your missive; "Or proof-read your stuff?" is a fragmented sentence. You just threw a rock through your glass house. Rock throwing is crappy behavior unless you are trying to escape from a glass house. According to Dimitri Martin…. Dang another fragment… DANG! Did it again… got more fragments than a glass house someone just escaped from.

]]> By: Chris Mac http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/2008/09/14/seinfeld-and-gates-star-in-blockbuster-flop/#comment-3997 Chris Mac Tue, 23 Sep 2008 17:11:30 +0000 http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/?p=2634#comment-3997 holy cow! you guys dont have anything better to do than this. this is called advertising...it has been around a while. they cant all be winners. but you guys sure can whine. microsoft and apple are two of a kind. they both sell stuff..that kind of does what it is supposed to. how many of you have bought an IPOD only to have it die within the first week. Apple aint perfect. holy cow! you guys dont have anything better to do than this.

this is called advertising…it has been around a while. they cant all be winners. but you guys sure can whine.

microsoft and apple are two of a kind. they both sell stuff..that kind of does what it is supposed to.

how many of you have bought an IPOD only to have it die within the first week. Apple aint perfect.

]]> By: TimeWalker11 http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/2008/09/14/seinfeld-and-gates-star-in-blockbuster-flop/#comment-3968 TimeWalker11 Sun, 21 Sep 2008 21:02:47 +0000 http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/?p=2634#comment-3968 When it's all said and done both PC and Mac are good for what they are. The PC has made it's place in history and has earned it's place in the future. Mac has appealed to the new generation of users by making a machine to "play" on more that a serious machine for business use. Which is why it now runs Microsoft Office. It all depends on the software you want to run and the use of the computer. To totally bash either is just a futile attempt to push your preferences onto someone else. All OS's have problems when released into a multimillion user environment that just cannot be known beforehand. The people that bash Vista are undoubtedly the same people that do not allow the error reports to be sent back so that the problem can be resolved. I would say just work with either company to help make either system as good as it can be. Competition keeps pricing down and standards high which is always to the benefit of all of us, the End User. When it's all said and done both PC and Mac are good for what they are. The PC has made it's place in history and has earned it's place in the future. Mac has appealed to the new generation of users by making a machine to "play" on more that a serious machine for business use. Which is why it now runs Microsoft Office. It all depends on the software you want to run and the use of the computer.
To totally bash either is just a futile attempt to push your preferences onto someone else. All OS's have problems when released into a multimillion user environment that just cannot be known beforehand. The people that bash Vista are undoubtedly the same people that do not allow the error reports to be sent back so that the problem can be resolved.
I would say just work with either company to help make either system as good as it can be. Competition keeps pricing down and standards high which is always to the benefit of all of us, the End User.

]]> By: Groucho Barx http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/2008/09/14/seinfeld-and-gates-star-in-blockbuster-flop/#comment-3967 Groucho Barx Sun, 21 Sep 2008 18:41:30 +0000 http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/?p=2634#comment-3967 Well, I found the ad mildly amusng (although, I changed channels when I frst encountered it on TV). I got a much greater charge off of Conrad W. Paul who must miss the good old days of Republican excess wthout accountabilty. Pardon me, I dgress. Well, I found the ad mildly amusng (although, I changed channels when I frst encountered it on TV). I got a much greater charge off of Conrad W. Paul who must miss the good old days of Republican excess wthout accountabilty.

Pardon me, I dgress.

]]> By: Flip Flopper http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/2008/09/14/seinfeld-and-gates-star-in-blockbuster-flop/#comment-3964 Flip Flopper Sun, 21 Sep 2008 17:43:41 +0000 http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/?p=2634#comment-3964 I will use XP until a needs exists to change.....which is not forseen. I will continue to ride the APPLE stock from roller coaster ( 120's to the 180's) until I have too much money.........which is not forseen. I will use XP until a needs exists to change…..which is not forseen.

I will continue to ride the APPLE stock from roller coaster ( 120's to the 180's) until I have too much money………which is not forseen.

]]> By: Sue http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/2008/09/14/seinfeld-and-gates-star-in-blockbuster-flop/#comment-3963 Sue Sun, 21 Sep 2008 16:42:56 +0000 http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/?p=2634#comment-3963 I thought the Microsoft commercials were great and the acting was really funny! My teenage daughter really likes them too - she thinks both Bill Gates and Jerry Sienfeld are hysterical. I think these series of ads will grow on everyone. Can't wait to see the sequels. (Hope the footnote above, stating that Microsoft was pulling these ads, was an incorrect statement). I thought the Microsoft commercials were great and the acting was really funny! My teenage daughter really likes them too – she thinks both Bill Gates and Jerry Sienfeld are hysterical. I think these series of ads will grow on everyone. Can't wait to see the sequels. (Hope the footnote above, stating that Microsoft was pulling these ads, was an incorrect statement).

]]> By: Charlie21047 http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/2008/09/14/seinfeld-and-gates-star-in-blockbuster-flop/#comment-3945 Charlie21047 Sat, 20 Sep 2008 23:48:46 +0000 http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/?p=2634#comment-3945 I also have to agree with MicHael H. It may not have been as funny as some of the Sienfeld skits we are all use to, but it sure beat out the over-kill of the Mac versus PC ads. They got to become quite boring we seen them so often. I am just sorry to hear we won't be seeing any more of Gates and Sienfeld together. I actually liked them together over the past TV ads. I have been using XP-Pro with SP3 and having no major problems so far. As for Vista, glad I never bought it. I say keep XP-Pro, and improve on it !! You already have a good platform to work with. I also have to agree with MicHael H. It may not have been as funny as some of the Sienfeld skits we are all use to, but it sure beat out the over-kill of the Mac versus PC ads. They got to become quite boring we seen them so often. I am just sorry to hear we won't be seeing any more of Gates and Sienfeld together. I actually liked them together over the past TV ads.
I have been using XP-Pro with SP3 and having no major problems so far. As for Vista, glad I never bought it. I say keep XP-Pro, and improve on it !! You already have a good platform to work with.

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