There is a lot of buzz about this new commercial that Microsoft has made that seems to be drawing a lot of attention in the blogsphere. I have taken a moment to go and watch the video and I am not sure I have a hard opinion either way.
First things first the commercial does what it is designed to do. Microsoft’s sole intention with this commercial is to point out that Macs are more expensive than are Windows based machines. This is true if you look at each other’s low end price point. In US pricing the lowest prices Mac is $1000 and we all know that you can get a Windows based HP or Toshiba for $500-$600 at the entry level.
The issue I have with this the comparison of unlike hardware. The base laptops at these prices are not the same specs as the Mac computers at their entry level. I really am going to watch what people are going to say about this one. I don’t fault Microsoft for the ad, it does what they need to do.
I just wonder if they could have gone about it by talking about features of Windows rather than specifying hardware limits off the bat. The woman in the ad right away says that a 17″ screen is a must. Well they don’t talk about the resolution of the screen, it could be a very poor resolution 17″ screen and that makes a difference. If you look at a 13″ Mac with a high res, then again we are comparing apples to oranges.
What do you think?
