Comments on: Microsoft ad's 'average consumer' is an actress

Ad star Lauren isn't told, when she applies for the gig on Craigslist, that she might be shooting a Microsoft ad. What a break for her acting career.

[rnadworny]

Ugh, and I thought they were doing a little bit better on TV.

Online, Apple is still trouncing Microsoft.

http://digitalstrategy.typepad.com/digital_strategy/2009/03/mac-vs-pc-online.html

[AlphaVirus2g]

This CNet post is a bogus. I love how Pro-Apple or Anti-MS people bowed down to Jesus Jobs when Apple released the "Im a Mac, Im a PC" commercials, yet did nothing to stop when they lied several times. MS creates a commercials that is TRUE in every form and fashion...you go nuts. This backs up the statement, majority of Mac users have little real logic.

You try to jump on the fact the lady is a paid actress...uh DUH! Who would create a commercial for free? The fact that you would find this basis to complain about the commercials means you are A. Trying to spread FUD and B. You have no valid argument so everything after the title means nothing.

I wish people would stop comparing Apple to Lexus and PCs to Chevys, news flash a Mac PC is nothing more than a PC with a shiney case! Sorry to burst your bubble but they are made with the same parts. I know, I know, this may come as a shock to know you are not as high and mighty as your leader and Apple cult fellows led you to believe, but guess what its life get over it. A PC does cost less, does more, and does not have to brag about every little detail because people know what its capable of. I could go on but I know I have fed the ******** enough fuel, so let the flames begin!

Anyways, the commercials is good and contains truth, and congrats to MS for the commercial idea.

[AppleSuxLeo]

Stop the presses...Apple`s users are actors too ! Jeepers Creepers kid comes to mind LOL

[audigyz]

I'm so tired of people whining about "software bloat". Sure, software these days uses more memory than ever before, but it comes with far more flexibility. And as far as I can see, most computers can easily deal with the additional strain. There's a reason vista uses the memory it does, and it's to make the user's life easier. People do more with computers than ever, so it only makes sense for software to have to be able to do more as well. Granted, there are some extreme cases...but there are always exceptions...

[audigyz]

I'm so tired of people whining about "software bloat". Sure, software these days uses more memory than ever before, but it comes with far more flexibility. And as far as I can see, most computers can easily deal with the additional strain. There's a reason vista uses the memory it does, and it's to make the user's life easier. People do more with computers than ever, so it only makes sense for software to have to be able to do more as well. Granted, there are some extreme cases...but there are always exceptions...

[AppleRules]

All is quiet today. Perhaps the Conficker hit some of my Windows friends early?

[CTS2]

I'm an Apple person, but I think this ad is absolutely fair. The idea that you have to settle for a 13" screen unless you want to put down $1,800-plus for a MacPro is insane. Lots of data and reviews suggest screen real estate is one of the most important contributors to workflow efficiency.

I use an imac at home, with a $350 used Dell (with a 15" screen) as a "satellite" laptop. I'd love it if I could have an all-Apple ecosystem, but Apple's pricing just won't allow it.

I'm also getting sick of the limited choices re Apple's desktops: I hate glossy screens and would prefer not to have an all-in-one, but I love OSX and the Apple community (forums and developers).

Resale value is all well and good, but I tend to use my machines till they die or become obsolete, so it's kind of irrelevant to me.

I also want OneNote! So, I'm conflicted ... let the companies duke it out.

[cal1801]

I like how much time she spent inside of the Apple Store.

If you look at the video when she is walking in (0:13) notice the man walking into frame on the right side (notice the color of the shirt).

When she walks out of the store (assuming she spent time researching the computers, checking prices, comparing) the man is still hanging around the store (he is in the foreground now).

Thanks for an amazing commercial Microsoft.

[teiladay]

PC are cheaper period, and they also offer a better array of software, especially for business, and if you're a serious gamer (which I am not), the PC offers much better in that respect as well.

We use both PC and Mac. One thing that PC doesn't offer is a huge screen in a relatively small package. I truly fancy the iMac. It's like having a huge screen and a keyboard on the desk and that's it. When working with Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, etc.. I'd much rather work on a Mac! *When working with video.. I'd much rather work with a Mac too. In my experience, using Avid products with the PC can often be a tedious event getting different equipment to sync correctly, etc.. But usually Mac software just allows you to plug it in, and it just simply works right out of the box. Plug a camera into your PC with Final Cut, and you're editing in minutes. If you're new to editing and you try to do the same with Avid on a PC... then you're likely to have to fiddle around a bit to get everything to 'jive'.

I like file management better on PC, and if you're into downloading movies, and other stuff, then I recommend PC over mac because there's so much software available for PC to facilitate such. If you're a college kid applying to med school, law school, filling out online forms, etc.. then you will at some point run into official forms offered online that just don't quite work seamlessly with Mac. This is where having a PC and a Mac at home really helps! :) On the flip side- We've a notebook (pc) and a floundering desktop (pc) that we're having to fix, and right now our paid work is being done on a 4 year old iMac that hasn't ever had a hiccup.

In the real world, if you're running a business- I'd HIGHLY recommend keeping both platforms around. Then you can't go wrong, and can reap the benefits of both! But the bottom line is that if you're doing the type of computing that most people do on a day-to-day basis, and don't mind having to format the hard drive, and reinstall Windows every now and then... stick with the PC, it's cheaper and has more software available.

.. but if you're "creating" something past complex spreadsheets, databases and CAD, then RUN and get a Mac. For our photography.. Mac is wins hands down!! .. but if one of our compact flashcards crashes and we need to recover the photos, we take the card over to the PC (more recovery software offered on PC) and get the files!

... then we walk back over and edit the files on the Mac.

Which is the better platform just depends on your particular need. End of story.