Microsoft has had enough of PC-baiting from the pseuds at Apple. Riled by the Mac versus PC, geek versus cool guy adverts Apple has been running for the past two years, it's decided to give its Mac rival a taste of its own medicine.
Accordingly, there's now an advert airing on British TV screens (you can view it here) featuring 'ordinary' Windows users and what a diverse bunch we are. Not all of us are beard-and-glasses wearing nerds either, it seems. And those of us who are bearded and/or bespectacled, are fine about it, thanks very much.
And, it turns out there's a heap of things we can do with our PCs too. Who'd have thunk it eh?
Far be it for PC Advisor to get in the way of a healthy spat like this - especially one played out so publicly. If you fancy siding with Windows and sticking it to those annoying Mac fanboys, Microsoft's currently on the scout for UK-based PC users to appear in a British version of its new ad campaign.
All you need to do is come up with a brief video clip explaining "what kind of PC you are" or what you do with your PC and then post it at Lifewithoutwalls.
Microsoft explains the idea thus: "Whether you use your computer to listen to music or make movies, promote your business, or simply keep in touch, Microsoft is asking you to step forward and tell the world".
Microsoft "is on the hunt for PC users to appear in a major new advertising campaign that will be shown across internet, poster and TV advertisements with the aim of celebrating the diverse range of individual and talented people using PCs across the UK".
So what are you waiting for? Get your geek on. If you are one, that is.
Comments
nocchizelr said: rolcale
droneltvar said: relallaertro
Paul said: I am not a fanboyI am a fanmanAnd who says rocks anymore Out of touch marketing people
Huffster said: Actually I use Mac OS X and Windows at home and at work I could care less about the difference but I find it endlessly amusing how Mac Fanboys get all hormonal about such things And incidentally the only reason you can use Windows and Mac OS X only on a Mac is because Apple wont licence its software for anything other than its own hardware Insanely great huh
Shane Laws said: What you Windows only users forget is most Mac users have to use Windows at work So when we tell you we prefer Macs to Windows-based PCs we know what we are talking about How many of you Windows users have to use Macs at work and still prefer Windows How many of you complain about Mac Fanboys or worse yet MacHeads and have never even used a Mac
veggiedude said: If you have no walls how can you have windows Huh
Adam said: Yes most of us so called fan boys do use Windows on a daily basis which is one of the reasons I choose to use Macs at home We are all to aware of the downright shoddy coding and limitations of Windows Im a PC essentially means Im willing to put up with a sub-standard OS rather then be open minded Apple has growing market share MS will continue to loose ground especially when people see that Windows 7 is Vista Redux
Michael said: Because a bunch of people whove never touched a Mac use PCs that means they rockIllogicalOh by the way Macs can run Windows too Natively or via fast virtualizationSo Microsofts point is meaninglessApple Macs are OS-unlimited No other PC can legitimately claim the samemacdailynewcom
Manni Torg said: How humiliating would that be Being associated with Vista AND the criminal organization Microsoft as a mindless shill and liar How incredibly low can one sink
CAdams said: The premise of this article and that ad campaign is that Apple fanboys just dont know how cool PCs are Dont you think that fanboys are forced to work with WinPCs all dayevery day in our lives and work We are very familiar with WinPCs -- something you can say about most PeeCee users regarding Macs We are familiar and we are unimpressed with PCs Thats why we use Macs
Paul said: For the first time that I can remember Microsoft closed the quarter with less cash than Apple Cash cash equivalents and short-term investments for Microsoft add up to 207 billion Apple meanwhile closed the quarter with 245 billion
Olly said: Who on earth wants to be a PC I can kind of see why Mac people like to associate with Apple but a PC Its too generic and could be made by anybodyI could see an Im a Mercedes ad campaign but not Im a carAnother dumb Microsoft idea that its throwing its silly money at
GraemeP said: Surely this is a UK version of the US ad but keeping a few of the more recognisable US celebs