[BNM] New Apple vs. PC ads

[joe aliferis]

i beg to differ

winXP does pretty much the same thing as MacOSX

camera and scanner wizard recognises human interface devices with a 
certain profile and kicks in

The Mac may be slightly better at this but its a negligable difference 
and  the advert suggests the PC is dumber than it really is

Why am I defending Windows ? I love Macs and Mac OS's (most of the time)

Its just that the add is guilty of the same kind of misleading half 
truths that Microsoft try to peddle

joe


Sevan / Venture37 wrote:

>joe aliferis wrote:
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>>I am a mac user (predominantly) but that ad was not great...
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>>1. Apple want to dispel the myth that Macs cannot be used in conjunction 
>>with PC's (i hear this krap all the time from PC users)
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>>Good idea - nicely done
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>I agree
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>>2. Apple want to suggest that they have better driver support for third 
>>party devices (like digi cameras)
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>>this is not really true, although i hate to admit it, WinXP has about 
>>the same level of plug n' playability as MacosX
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>You've kinda got the wrong end of the stick there, there is no doubt the
>Windows HCL is much longer, the difference is, you can take a digital
>camera or DV cam & plug it in on a mac & the relevant iLife app will pop
>up & let you start messing with your content, now, with windows there
>aren't that many brand new devices that work straight out of the box.
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>Sevan
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