Group: comp.sys.mac.advocacy
From: Sandman
Date: Friday, April 11, 2008 5:42 PM
Subject: Re: Yep, some more actual Mac advocacy (This is comp.sys.mac.advocacy, after all)

In article <5eavv39f8r5ddgk8aq705enoj9oheuur6c@4ax.com>,
Mayor of R'lyeh wrote:

> On Fri, 11 Apr 2008 10:22:15 -0700 (PDT), Dave Fritzinger
> wrote:
>
> >Interesting article in Business Week.
> >
> >http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/apr2008/tc20080410_206881.htm
> >
> >"The 20-year death grip that Microsoft has held on the core of
> >computing is finally weakening--pried loose with just two fingers. With
> >one finger you press "Control" and with the other you press "right
> >arrow." Instantly you switch from a Macintosh operating system (OS) to
> >a Microsoft Windows OS. Then, with another two-finger press, you
> >switch back again. So as you edit family pictures, you might use Mac's
> >iPhoto. And when you want to access your corporate e-mail, you can
> >switch back instantly to Microsoft Exchange."
>
> I've been saying for months that Apple is missing a Golden Opportunity
> by not making the fact that any OS can run on Macs the centerpiece of
> an ad campaign. It might not sit well with the Mac Faithful but it
> would certainly make a lot of other people take a second look at Mac
> HW.

The Get a Mac ads have mentioned this on several occasions.


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