Black Raven Dragoons

[Snobal]

You know it's funny.

Note: You must watch the whole video the first time through, then after-wards for future viewing you may skip to the end.

[Zancarius]

Oh man, that was great.

In spite of their massive screw up with Vista, I have to admit--they really ought to get into the sitcom business.

[Snobal]

In spite of their massive screw up with Vista, I have to admit--they really ought to get into the sitcom business.

QFT

[Sonikku]

What I find most surprising about their ad is that it took them so long to do one after leaving all the Apple adds out of check for so long.

[Zancarius]

I would wager that might be because the Apple ads have had some unintended consequences. I recall reading an article covering consumer focus groups who largely identified more with the "PC" than with the Mac (particularly the older generation). To some, it seemed that the Mac actor came off as young and grossly arrogant. So, I think Microsoft was hedging their bets that the Apple commercials were going to appeal more to people who were already Apple converts.

Now, most everyone understands that I'm not exactly Microsoft's biggest fan--to put it lightly. I do think that these ads are absolutely brilliant.

[Snobal]

Well... Thal's right about people identifying more the PC guy. I was listening to an interview once with both Gates and Jobs where Jobs clearly stated their was a flaw in the marketing technique where people saw the Mac Guy as a prick and the PC guy as someone who they could easily identify themselves with.

[Zancarius]

LOL, that's the one or very similar to it. And it's true.