Mojave experiment was amazing. I think it speaks more towards the way people react to new things than it does to the quality of the product.
The Mojave Experiment commercials were a joke. Let's think about this critically:
You, an ordinary Joe are called to sit on a focus group for Microsoft. You sit down one-on-one with a friendly person who's going to demonstrate a new operating system. You've probably been selected for this group because you have a passing knowledge of computers, but are not what one would consider an expert. The demonstrator cherry picks all the coolest eye candy to display, along with a couple of programs and features that have been built into Windows in different incarnations since 3.1.
This is *drumroll* advertising. BMW does it, Mercedes does it, Apple is certainly guilty of it too. A lot of what BMW advertises to be a cool or new feature is old, just it was never advertised (the moving headlights that were advertised 2008? It's been a thing with HIDs for a while). Choosing the coolest features is what it's all about. Isn't that what the Mac ads do (albeit misleading/false/pedantic)?
I've certainly told people in focus groups (one-on-one and in a group setting) when something sucks. But then again, when they find out I'm in the advertising business, they rip up my sheet and have me go on my merry way.
This is *drumroll* advertising. BMW does it, Mercedes does it, Apple is certainly guilty of it too. A lot of what BMW advertises to be a cool or new feature is old, just it was never advertised (the moving headlights that were advertised 2008? It's been a thing with HIDs for a while). Choosing the coolest features is what it's all about. Isn't that what the Mac ads do (albeit misleading/false/pedantic)?
What does Apple advertise that is misleading? Please give examples.
If you want to go in dept about advertisements and how companies advertise their products to be cool and whatnot lets talk about the 1984 Apple commercials with the running lady and the sledge hammer.
Sure, but the assertion is that Vista is just great, it's the public perception that is the problem. That's what I find ridiculous.
I'm not comparing Microsoft's advertising to anyone else's - just because others do it, doesn't make it right. My point was that Vista's reputation is well deserved and setting people up to give you a glowing 5 second snippet doesn't prove a thing.
For one example, read my first post. Everybody knows about 1984. I'm talking about the latest advertising. Trends in this industry changes really fast. What was innovative in 2002 is now old and tired here in 2008....
With that out of the way, with the $300 million spent on Seinfeld in that canceled campaign for Windows, I think they should've spent it all on improving Vista.
A lot of Vista defenders will say a lot of what is its problem are things you can easily turn off in the settings. A few mac users here (including dtravis, apparently) and I think the OS is solid (so far it crashed less than our macs). This doesn't mean I'd rather have that OS.
What does Apple advertise that is misleading? Please give examples.
If you want to go in dept about advertisements and how companies advertise their products to be cool and whatnot lets talk about the 1984 Apple commercials with the running lady and the sledge hammer.
...I get crashes with Adobe CS3 and even with Logic Pro on my MBP. I've never had CS2 crash on my Vista machine when I was using. I just like the layout of Adobe's products on OS X better.
Apple isn't perfect, but they're just doing what they're good at. Advertising.
I've never had any of the CS3 programs crash on me and I use them like almost every day with at least 20 documents open at a time.
Right now I'm using Illustrator to make a book right now for one of our assignments. Yes I know it's stupid and counter productive when I could be using inDesign but my instructor doesn't want me going ahead of the class. >_<"
Is there any company that can claim that they are perfect? I think we are just running around in circles with this discussion.
What does Apple advertise that is misleading? Please give examples.
If you want to go in dept about advertisements and how companies advertise their products to be cool and whatnot lets talk about the 1984 Apple commercials with the running lady and the sledge hammer.
stability is not one of apples great things
stability is not one of apples great things