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cultofmac.com - 5/5/2009

Microsoft “Laptop Hunter” Ads Made on A Mac?

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Microsoft’s controversial Laptop Hunter ads were probably concieved, pitched and perhaps created on a Mac, if these office snaps of the ad agency behind them are anything to go by. They show the desk of Alex Bogusky (with two Macs) at Crispin Porter + Bogusky plus the surrounding ...

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arstechnica.com - 5/11/2009

Microsoft's next Apple price attack: Zune Pass vs iTunes

— arstechnica.com — Microsoft's Laptop Hunter ads ( one , two , three , and four ) must be doing... quite well, because what Microsoft started off as a price attack on Macs seems to have transcended over to the online music store business. Sure, Microsoft ... (more) Microsoft's next Apple price attack: Zune Pass vs iTunes

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blogs.zdnet.com - 5/12/2009

Could this be the hardware spec for Microsoft's Pink phone?

— blogs.zdnet.com — While rumors about what is/isn't part of the next Zunes and "Pink" phones swirl, I figured I'd... add a few more tidbits that I've been hoarding. First up: A list of what may or may not be the final specs for the Windows Mobile 7 Chassis 1. (more) Could this be the hardware spec for Microsoft's Pink phone?

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neowin.net - 5/12/2009

Microsoft hints at June for new Zune

— neowin.net — Microsoft is heating up the Zune advertising and is hinting at June for a "new product launch".... We've had the hints that a new Zune, namely the Zune HD , could be surfacing this year but an interesting twitter update from the Microsoft Office 2010 ... (more) Microsoft hints at June for new Zune

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Microsoft’s ‘Laptop Hunter’ Ads Made on Macs?
Wired: Gadget Lab — ... on Macs. We’re not judging: Since when are ad agencies obligated to use the products they’re helping sell? We just love the irony. See Also: Microsoft’s Ad Strategy a Head Scratcher Is Microsoft Guilty of Bogus* Polling? Yes. Microsoft Commits to Increasing its Ad Business: Good Or Bad for … Portrait of the Artist as a Young Slut [Rixstep via Cult of Mac] Photos: Rixstep ...

Microsoft’s ‘Laptop Hunter’ Ads Made on Macs?
MacBytes.com — ... MacBook Pros sitting on his desk. And pictured below is the surrounding office space of the ad agency, Crispin Porter + Bogusky. Yup, those are Macs, too. That could suggest the advertisements bashing Mac computers and users were themselves created on Macs. We’re not judging: Since when are ad agencies obligated to use the products they’re helping sell? We just love the irony. cpb_busypeople 200905030002 See Also: Portrait of the Artist as a Young Slut [Rixstep via Cult of Mac ] Photos: Rixstep

“Think Different” Sloganeer Steps Down: What Will Apple’s Next Iconic Catch Phrase Be?
Cult of Mac — “Think Different” Sloganeer Steps Down: What Will Apple’s Next Iconic Catch Phrase Be? 6:10 am, October 30th, 2009, Nicole Martinelli Lee Clow, the man behind Apple’s groundbreaking 1997 “ Think Different ” campaign and chief creative officer of TBWA/Media Arts Lab announced he is stepping down. Here the jeans and base-ball cap wearing Clow, now 66, is interviewed about the days he was the only ad guy not wearing a three-piece suit — by Alex Bogusky, the Mac-using brainchild behind Microsoft’s “Laptop Hunter’s” series, which has been poking a few holes into the sometimes tired “Mac vs. PC” ads. Apple abandoned the “Think Different” ...