Luxe Life

New Apple Ads Brushes Off Microsoft's Campaign

By Kimberly Castro

Posted: April 20, 2009

While Microsoft forges ahead with its confusing advertising strategy (Jerry Seinfeld?!), Apple continues to keep its cool and consistent message, ignoring Microsoft's latest attacks that it offers the same hardware for a significantly lower price. "A PC is no bargain when it doesn't do what you want," Apple spokesman Bill Evans told BusinessWeek. "The one thing that both Apple and Microsoft can agree on is that everyone thinks the Mac is cool. With its great designs and advanced software, nothing matches it at any price."

Apple's new quartet of "Get a Mac" ads—staring the familiar odd couple John Hodgeman and Justin Long—highlights Apple's creative features, instead of price.

My favorite commercial in the series features PC sifting through tall stacks of photos, searching one-by-one to find a friend; Mac then goes on to brag about iPhoto's facial recognition capabilities.

Check it out here:

RE: Mac adds are lies!!!

My PC works great for graphic design. It was either a 700 dollar pc or a 3 thousand dollar machine that does the same exact thing. I use a Mac also and don't notice a difference, definitely not worth a 2,300 dollar difference. You are an nitwit for wasting your money. I don't know about you but I'm not a millionaire. For the price and performance Microsoft does the job more than adequately.

Nitwit hater of NV @ Jul 11, 2009 23:50:45 PM

RE: Mac adds are lies!!!

A superior machine is a superior machine regardless of what half literate nobodies think.

The average person is a nitwit, so I agree- they SHOULD buy a PC.

D. A. of NY @ May 04, 2009 11:26:53 AM

not true

that commercial is completely untrue - WL Photo Gallery does have facial recognition technology and does allow you to tag photos and makes suggestions for tags in other photos...

JNT of TX @ May 01, 2009 10:05:41 AM

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Luxury is no longer the sole province of the elite. Upscale goods and services now target a much broader market. Kimberly Castro, deputy business editor of U.S.News & World Report, takes a look at the luxe life, from fine wines and cars to high-end real estate and wealth management. Though no elitist, Kim does admit a fondness for a bold bottle of Scout's Honor from Venge Vineyards and satiating her wanderlust in Europe.

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