A few weeks ago, Apple released some new online advertisements based on the familiar Mac and PC ads. This new advertisement consists of a banner on the top with a carnival style banner that says, “Don’t Give up on Vista”, in dimmed letters. On the side stand John Hodgman (PC) and Justin Long (Mac). PC explains how this advertisement will help people switch to Vista and then he pushes the button. But then the only words that light up are, “GIVE UP”. So he simply pushes it again. Now it says,”GIVE UP ON VISTA”. Mac explains how that’s unfortunate and PC keeps smashing the button as the as the banner switches between “Give up in Vista” and “Give up”.
“Why is this ironic?”, You might ask. The thing that is ironic is that one of the many places you can find this ad is on the CNET.com Vista Guide. So while people are learning about Vista and possibly even considering “upgrading” to it they can view this ad that says “Give up on Vista. If you would like to view the ad you can head over to the CNET Vista Guide here.
Vista, Vista, Vista… We’ve heard nothing but trouble over here regarding the Microsoft Vista operating system. Do you run Vista? Having trouble getting apps and devices to work properly? If so, you’re not alone. Don’t believe the hype you hear from the big Microsoft promo machine.
