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All Things Microsoft => Microsoft as a Company => Topic started by: rtgwbmsr on 8 February 2003, 00:24

Title: M$ Switcher Campaign
Post by: rtgwbmsr on 8 February 2003, 00:24: http://www.macnn.com/news.php?id=18372&startNumber=10 (http://www.macnn.com/news.php?id=18372&startNumber=10)

Can't they come up with an original idea?! Just once?

quote:
Microsoft plans new Switcher campaign
Thursday, February 6, 2003 @ 9:30am

A MacNN reader notes that Microsoft is planning to launch a new Switcher marketing campaign geared toward Apple users, according to the email from the company soliciting individuals who recently registered a Microsoft product. (Last Fall, Microsoft posted a "Switch confession" on its Website, which turned out to be a story based on an employee of an its marketing agency and was pulled by the company).

"The marketing campaign called 'Sensible Solutions' kicks off in April and runs through the summer of 2003. Sensible Solutions will highlight computer professionals that have recently converted from Apple Computer products to Microsoft based systems. To be considered for inclusion in the Sensible Solutions marketing program, you must be a US resident with a minimum of 3 years experience as a computer professional. You must have used an Apple Computer product and a Microsoft based system as part of your work.... This correspondence is the result of information provided by the following companies or organizations: Microsoft, Apple, Adobe."
Title: M$ Switcher Campaign
Post by: zooloo on 8 February 2003, 04:29: er... nope.
Title: M$ Switcher Campaign
Post by: hm_murdock on 8 February 2003, 08:41: great. they'll probably create a few new myths.

good ol FUD
Title: M$ Switcher Campaign
Post by: jtpenrod on 15 February 2003, 11:00: quote:
"The marketing campaign called 'Sensible Solutions' kicks off in April and runs through the summer of 2003. Sensible Solutions will highlight computer professionals that have recently converted from Apple Computer products to Microsoft based systems. To be considered for inclusion in the Sensible Solutions marketing program, you must be a US resident with a minimum of 3 years experience as a computer professional. You must have used an Apple Computer product and a Microsoft based system as part of your work.... This correspondence is the result of information provided by the following companies or organizations: Microsoft, Apple, Adobe."
Perhaps, this time, one of the qualifications for inclusion in these M$ ads will be that you actually EXIST? ;) :D
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Title: M$ Switcher Campaign
Post by: Kintaro on 15 February 2003, 13:33: Well thats MS for you.

And this should be in the M$ in the news topic. But thats Muffin Man for you. (http://tongue.gif)
Title: M$ Switcher Campaign
Post by: solo on 18 February 2003, 21:48: I highly doubt real people are involved. besides, mac people HATE windows. all of them. i dont know one mac user that doesnt say that mac is way easier than windows and that they would never ever switch to windows. that includes normal mac users, not just the ones i know in the FMS forums btw.
Title: M$ Switcher Campaign
Post by: Fett101 on 19 February 2003, 06:21: There's several well adjusted people here (http://www.epinions.com/cmhd-Apple-Topics-1) who use Macs and PCs.
Title: M$ Switcher Campaign
Post by: choasforages on 19 February 2003, 08:47: everybody is using switchsyle commercials. apple has innovated yet agian. hehehe, maybe i should do a linux user switing to *BSD spoof? or a vi and emacs one.
Title: M$ Switcher Campaign
Post by: Refalm on 19 February 2003, 22:00: (http://www.io.com/~dierdorf/vi-emacs2.jpg)
Title: M$ Switcher Campaign
Post by: Doogee on 25 February 2003, 15:08: verrrrry cheesey (http://tongue.gif)