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Microsoft Ads Winning Over More Consumers than Apple’s
Apple’s fantastically effective “Get a Mac” commercials have entertained us for years now, and they just get better and better. Microsoft has been slow to respond, and when it did start to hit back, it first did so with the amusing-but-confusing Seinfeld commercials. Then the “I’m a PC” ...
Microsoft ad campaign cleans Apple's clock
blogs.computerworld.com — The Apple guy who so smugly announces, "I'm a Mac" on Apple's TV ads may no longer be smiling: A just-released study shows that Microsoft has pulled significantly ahead of Apple among Apple's core audience of 18-to-34-year-olds. The reason: ... (more) Microsoft ad campaign cleans Apple's clock
With reorg, Microsoft seeks new blood for ailing online and mobile divisions
computerworld.com — Computerworld - As part of its annual middle-of-the-fiscal-year reorganization , Microsoft Corp. on Thursday rewarded 14 senior executives with promotions, while confirming the departures of, among others, the heads of its online services, mobility ... (more) With reorg, Microsoft seeks new blood for ailing online ...
ZuneHD Announced: Specs, pain, embarrassment
ZuneHD Announced: Specs, pain, embarrassment
9to5mac.com — We sort of knew it was coming but we were kinda hoping against hope Microsoft would just kill it before it got started .  They didn't and today, as of the AllThingsD conference, it is official .  The specs: 3.3-inch, 480 x 272 OLED ... (more) ZuneHD Announced: Specs, pain, embarrassment
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