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3:34PM

Microsoft's New Misleading Ad

 

Microsoft has yet again released another "PC's are junk, but they're cheaper than Macs" ads. This one features Lauren (they can't come up with a new name?) and her mom trying to find a laptop with "speed, portability, and battery life" for under $1,700. She goes around a Best Buy (at least it looks like one) and browses through their selection of computers, and ventures into the Mac section. She picks up a Mac Pro (the ad does not tell the view it is a Pro, you can only tell by the name on the small price sticker that is on the screen for about a second) and says its $1999 price tag is too expensive, and it does go over her budget, which would be fine, if they told the viewer this is Apple's high-end product. What gets me angry is that Microsoft once again is attacking Apple's prices without giving the viewer all the facts. Also, why such the large amout of money in this one? I guess this is Microsoft's way of saying that you cannot get a Mac for under 1,700, but of course you can. This Lauren lady could have purchased a regular 13" Macbook for $1,299 or $1,599, both still under her budget.