Comments on: Microsoft Launches Ad #2

By: mrcool10

mrcool10 — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 22:07:23 +0000

I’m thinking along the same lines as Pieter. It doesn’t matter to me if the ads are great or terrible – I just built my own computer, and I put XP on it. I’m not planning on buying Vista no matter how great or terrible it really would be. It really comes down to the fact that there really is no feature or group of features in Vista that I’m willing to pay for – I’d rather spend my money elsewhere.

By: Tinhed

Tinhed — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 17:49:24 +0000

Still doesnt make sense considering the much better ads IBM made about Linux.

By: Lashiec

Lashiec — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 20:39:57 +0000

I don’t know what they’re trying to achieve, but it was really funny. To see Bill Gates doing the robot is priceless.

By: Omar Upegui

Omar Upegui — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 19:37:56 +0000

@Wandering:

I couldn’t agree with you more.

By: Wandering

Wandering — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 16:31:08 +0000

As a long time marketer, I can assure you the ad firm is never to blame. They don’t make the decisions, only put forth suggestions.

And as a marketer, it is always good to have folks talking about you, but there needs to actually be somthing to talk about rather than these unfocused ramblings that really take a very harsh view of ordinary people, and set up MS Crew as the only sane people in the universe.

A metaphor that is not understood is not a message. Not even a puzzle. Any talk is better than none, the condescending attitude of Bill and son toward “the people” is very typical of MS all along. It captures well their essence without offering anything attractive to the people who they desire to persuade.

It amounts to “we know what we are doing, and no one else does.”

Apple has to love this!

By: Pieter

Pieter — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 09:45:22 +0000

I like this second ad, but it’s not gonna get me to buy Vista.

By: Ashley

Ashley — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 02:36:53 +0000

They’re going to get somewhere with all of this, it’s just a matter of time. Hopefully it’ll all come together for them. If these ads are a flop, the advertising/marketing firm they are paying big bucks to would be to blame.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 02:16:43 +0000

With this last ad I’ve definitely become more interested in them as well PhoenixP3K. This one seemed to make a little more sense than the last one, and I’ll admit that I’m actually looking forward to the rest now.

By: Michael Dobrofsky

Michael Dobrofsky — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 01:15:20 +0000

PhoenixP3K wrote:

Call me crazy but I’m getting really interested in these ads. Of course you can spend time figuring out all the metaphors but it’s more a peice of entertainment for now then an advertisement for a Microsoft product.
Positive or not people talk about these ads online.

You’re crazy

By: PhoenixP3K

PhoenixP3K — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 23:46:29 +0000

Call me crazy but I’m getting really interested in these ads. Of course you can spend time figuring out all the metaphors but it’s more a peice of entertainment for now then an advertisement for a Microsoft product.

Positive or not people talk about these ads online.