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    yoshi: I love it!! It's hilarious! I wonder how that guy felt when he was told to make the call to Microsoft. CLASSIC!!!! more »
    Colonel Jack O'Neill: Now Microsoft should tell Apple to drop their switch ads, cause those are all lies. more »
    echodubs: These commercials make no sense! They pick out biased consumers with absolutely no tech experience, give them a wad of cash then tell them to absolute... more »
    vladdybear: Micro$oft is dumb more »
    unwritten_law9: I'm still torn between OSX and Win7. more »
    Macgyver: Hmmm. I just realized something about these ads. The slogan, "You find it, you keep it." implies one of a few different things, and I'm not sure which... more »
    thefastest: they should edit it further to remove all clothing from that chick and i'd pay hundreds to watch it more »
    Lite: hates Illinois Nazis: Does the Lauren Ad still show her walking in and out of the Apple store without actually looking at the machines? more »
    Eavangel: I love my Macbook pro though. All the cosmetics just seem to justify it for me like build quality and the screen. My next laptop will most likely be... more »
    MacAttack7388: Ugh. Even though if she went with the Mac, she'd have more computing power, portability, ease of use, resale value, etc, etc, etc. My hatred for MS an... more »
    StopTheLHC: Call me old school, but the greatest single phone call in history was made by Alexander Graham Bell more »
    williamgarzon: The commercial should have shown what happens on the Best Buy sales floor..."would you like Geek Squad to install antivirus software for ONLY 100 doll... more »
    R_Claw: Is there anyway Giz can get the deets on that hot foreign guy in the new commercial. Just wondering, because I like him even if we're not computer co... more »
    reddingofish: I guess that Lauren only wanted a laptop that would last her for her first year in college because that is what she got with that POS Dell. more »
    joshxcore: did anyone else realize that until they were ready to purchase the laptop not a single best buy employee helped them? they read the info on the price ... more »
    Nick: best buy then proceeds to talk lauren into to buying a suite of monster cables for her new machine. because they're the best. more »
    TheHeartless: This is what bothers me about these ads: they could be great if they didn't Mac-bash. Really, if you take that out of the equation, what you're left ... more »
    shorty63136: "We're PCs so we can share photos of this little guy..." as he eats the box. Kids. more »
    NNTPgrip: I hate these commercials. Windows Photo Gallery, what a joke... Who wants to bet in 6 months, you plug a digital camera into it and it will give you ... more »
    ottermann killed Kenny: I like how Apple compares using OS X to Windows, where Microsoft compares other manufacturers hardware with Apples. They aren't even comparing the sam... more »
  • #microsoft

    Greatest Single Phone Call in History Gets Microsoft to Change Laptop Hunter Ads

    The "greatest single phone call" Microsoft COO Kevin Turner's ever received apparently worked. Sort of. After Apple asked Microsoft to stop running the Laptop Hunters ads because they've dropped prices, Microsoft's edited at least one of the spots. More »
  • #ads

    Microsoft's Latest Laptop Hunters Find That PCs Are Perfect For Families On a Budget

    Microsoft's latest laptop hunters were looking for four things in a computer: a big screen, long battery life, the ability to share pictures and a price under $700. Naturally, they chose a PC over a Mac. More »
  • #laptophunters

    Meet Microsoft's New Laptop Hunter: Lauren 2.0 Likes Pink

    The original laptop hunter Lauren was a cute librarian-type who wanted a giant lapmonster. Microsoft's latest flamespot has a new Lauren. She's a blond law student who likes pink. More »
  • #zune

    Microsoft's Latest Ad Is Dumb: iPods Cost $30,000 to Fill Up

    The Laptop Hunters price assault on Macs has shifted to iPod and iTunes: It'd cost $30,000 to fill an iPod, but Zunepass fills up a Zune for cheap. This is a retarded ad. More »
  • #ads

    Third Windows Laptop Hunter Ad Picks a Sony Vaio Instead of a Mac (Obviously)


    The third of the laptop hunter ads shows a mom and a kid, shopping for a computer under $1500. And yes, the clip takes yet another dump on Macs. More »
  • #advertising

    Shocking: New Microsoft Ad Implies Macs Are Inferior


    Microsoft's new Lauren is a tech-savvy engineer with a complicated, foreign name, tasked with finding a laptop that'll address his needs for under $1,500. You'll never guess what this Microsoft-paid probable-actor decided to buy. More »
  • #advertising

    Microsoft Marketing Team Now Exclusively Advised By Internet Commenters (But It Works!)

    You've heard it before, and it's true: Macs are more expensive than PCs. There's not much more to say about that! Unless, of course, you have a vested interest in casting Apple as elitist. More »
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