
Microsoft is the anti-Apple. For years, Apple's TV and online commercials have skewered Microsoft's clumsy Windows, and PCs in general. Now, Microsoft is firing back by perpetuating about the only myth left unbusted by the Mac's recent market share growth. Macs are more expensive than PCs. For the same dollar you get a lot more PC. These new TV commercials are very good. Full Story »
Apple stunned the computing world today by introducing the all new MacBook Wheel-- the notebook without a keyboard. ONN is reporting that Macworld 2009, Apple's last Macworld ever, is abuzz over the introduction of MacBook Wheel-- a diminutive notebook which looks like a MacBook but comes without a keyboard. The track pad is a wheel similar to the click wheel on the iPod. Full Story »
Most of us have seen many of Apple's highly effective television commercials which picture the Mac, played by a subtly hip Justin Long, and the PC, played by bumbling buffoon John Hodgeman. Microsoft's Bill Gates hired former Mac user Jerry Seinfeld to make Microsoft seem hip and cool. Did it work? Full Story »
Apple's longest running television advertising campaign for the Mac is about to enter year three. Is longevity a sign of success with the "I'm a Mac, I'm a PC" ad campaign? What's the cause of the Mac's record sales? Full Story »
There's one thing that's certain about high tech executives-- they have trouble telling the truth. Bill Gates said Macs get hacked, taken over every day. Now he says Microsoft won't make a cell phone. Introducing, Microsoft's cell phone. Full Story »
Apple projects sales of 10-million iPhones by the end of 2008. That number may be conservative based on recently uncovered hidden secret features in the iPhone. It's not just a cell phone and an iPod. There's more. Much more. Full Story »
Well, what goes around comes around. Just last week Microsoft honcho Bill Gates was caught lying about Apple, Mac OS X during interviews. This week, the rebellion strikes back. Apple's new TV commercials pound Vista. Full Story »
It doesn't take much of a Google effort to find quotes from Microsoft founder Bill Gates. Some quotes criticize Apple, ancient quotes laud the Mac maker. What does Gates really think of Apple? Full Story »
I'm a news hound, TV junkie, and collector. I have a few dozen QuickTime movies of Apple's TV commercials over the past 20 or so years. What's cool is not the latest "I'm a Mac..." campaign. It's Apple's changes in attitude through the years. Full Story »
Apple's current TV campaign, "I'm a Mac, and I'm a PC" appears to be a big success. Sales are up, Macs are hot. So are Apple's TV commercials of the past, including the "1984" parody. Full Story »
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