Microsoft - I'm a PC: Pride

[CokeandMentosCP]

Oh, the irony. These ads were made on Macs.

[nickkk420]

im a pc and i sell fish haha

[blaenu]

Hi and I don't care

[lolerdelol]

hey i'm a mac. i'm for people who are artistic and i look good. i don't really have gaming hardware, but that doesn't matter because nobody wants to make titles for me. my hardware is horedously overpriced but did i mentiion i look good?

people who buy me buy me because of what they've heard about me, not knowing only half is true.

[alexkane07]

well no matter how good a PC is (which they're not), they'll never run mac os X.

so they're pretty darn useless until they do :S

[lolerdelol]

@alexkane07 congratulations, you just complied with the mac user stereotype. you know shit about pc's and macs. a mac is a pc, it just runs mac osx. anyone can easily make their pc run osx and visa versa since the hardware in macs and pc's are exactly the same. why anyone would want to is beyond me.. ooh wait unless your a total retard who goes around around saying "me no understandy the computer thinghy, me want simple no functionality thingy me can understand"

[junits15]

@alexkane07 they do run osx, its called a hackintosh

[verdult6]

@lolerdelol

you do realize that blizzard (little company that makes a few games, you might have heard from it?) makes his games for mac first, and then adapt it so it runs on windows?

also, do you know that the best pc to run windows on is a(...) wait for it(...) MAC yea you have guessed it right people!

the real power of mac +OSX is that the hardware and software are made for each other and not separated from each other. witch is the weakness of windows.

[tardis360]

Insert me at the end of the ad: "I'm a PC but I'll soon be a Mac!" :D

[fullROCKER21]

well Im a mac

[iamcucumber1]

PCs are for Normal people and Macs are for Gays!

[pj221]

I am a pc but I think this commercial goes a little off topic

[ithinksasukeiscool]

loll the guy at 0:49 tries and fails at being philosophical.

[niczous]

Cool. Love the last part. "I'm a PC and I sell fish"

[pethcir]

I like this ad. Enough with Macs. PC's fight back.

[Yownanymous]

Yer! PC and Linux crush Jobs into the dirt!

[grafight]

"Life without walls". Walls are a good thing. Without walls there's no privacy. Without walls there's no protection. Without walls you can't have Windows.

[redsky02]

hey im also a pc im proud of being tricked/scamed by microsoft, im proud of having to pay for such a shitty os over the years and having my family praise it because they dont know something else, get real freedom use GNU/linux *BSD SOLARIS etc. im proud of being a (GNU/linux)PC

[Yownanymous]

You've got a point. At least they've shown how shit scared they are of WINE... *grins evilly*

[redsky02]

boy i really had a bad day, that response is just acid(lol), well but thats the truth, they are scared, their monopoly is going down, taken over in the server area, embeded devices, the ultra movil share, only the desktop is missing an M$ is dead

[SpikeHMA]

I need a man 2 treat me like a queen 5

[mattress08]

that's such a lame advert it really doesn't have any message to it apart from the fact that they've got lots of celebrities to endorse microsoft.

[Destraex]

um.... PCs have much better games than MAC or any console. Then again I like simulators and RTS games. If you do not want 10 platforms buy a PC. Its one investment for everything.

I will agree that Microsoft do not make PCs, but the MAC adv series was a thinly veiled attack on MS. Just look at what the problems presented in those adds targetted? PC Hardware or Software?

[CarzorStelatis]

Your point about simulators is taken, but most games are multiplatform nowadays. Name one top 10 game in the last year that was (and still is) PC exclusive.

[Johnny300Rider]

Half-Life 2? I'm not sure what you mean.

[terence111777111]

Um , Microsoft don't make Pc's ... Stupid ad ....

Macs Rock , If you need to play games get a Ps3 Arceface....

Im not a mac , but I own 2 ...lol

[Blockwood]

Sure, use a mac for your personal computing needs, and get a PS3 for games. And an XBOX 360, since the titles for PS3 are limited. And then get whatever next-generation consoles come out in the near future.

Or, get a PC for your personal computing needs, and run the same games on it as above, but with multi-pass antialiasing, 8x anisotropic filtering, updates, mods, better online interactivity, and upgrade your hardware bit-by-bit as needed instead of having to buy a whole new unit in a year.

[CarzorStelatis]

A PC capable of 4x FSAA and 8x anisotropic filtering on the latest games at 1080p resolution is going to cost more per year (if you average the life of a gaming PC as 4 years) than buying a 360 ELITE every single year.

[sarzamineiran]

Its called upgrading ur parts, not buying a new rig. lmao

[wizard13335]

Or buy a Mac Pro, and use Boot Camp to install Windows and run the same games with multi-pass antialiasing, 8x anisotropic filtering, updates, mods, nline interactivity, and upgrade your hardware bit-by-bit instead of having to buy a whole new unit in a year.

[BERSERKERpoetry]

Hah, this is great. It's so much better than those immature Mac ads.

[yootoobnewbie]

I have a beard. :D

[Destraex]

gelertsrock15 u do realise that by purchasing windows to run on a mac u double your costs? Apart from that running windows on a PC...... makes it a PC!!! lol

[arceface]

Macs a re shit for everything except media studdies, they have a wide selection of 20-or so games, they look as good as the elephant man did and are shite in general

[TychoBrache]

Bring back Seinfeld. This is a typical MS ad. BORRRRRRINGGGGGGGGG

[yNeville]

this advert illustrates Microsoft's recognition for Apple. Apple hold <10% computer share, yet their ability and impact on the market as a whole is quite impressive... Microsoft may dominate the market, but they still fail on so many levels.

[Yuriii1]

eva longoria is a pc with one ring :-oo i must be too! xD

[mangeouillette]

I'm a Mac

[evilches]

WTF with this ad???? Yeah.... when I want to wear glasses and sell fish... I'll get a Windows PC.... for now.... I guess I'll just keep studying my PhD with my Mac! :D

[T4Taco]

Evilches, when you want to wear glasses and pretend you're special because you own a device that only has a 15% marketshare for a reason, you'll come off as slightly retarded and buy a Mac.

No wait, you already did that.

[evilches]

This response was as creative as the Microsoft ad... I am starting to believe you are in fact, a stereotype :P

Anyway... be happy with your PC.

Peace.

[ElArabDeMagnifico]

Have you read your comment?

YOU are studying a PhD? In what? You sound like a 13 year old.

[evilches]

Of course I read it.... did you read yours?

My PhD is In Computer Science with Artificial Intelligence specialty my dear :) (my Master's was on the same subject). And no, you missed exactly by 13 years.... I am 26. Cheers!

[ElArabDeMagnifico]

Well, that's better.

Now excuse me while I use my inferior PC to sell fish.

[UnsafeAtAnySpeed]

I thought it was a good response, although unclever, clumsy, obvious, tactless, pointed, non-subtle, defensive, immature (what, are they gonna cry?? mean ol' Mac making fun of them??), ham-handed, it was a solid response. A stupid response but a solid response.

[gelertsrock15]

Lol cute commercial. But people having PCs doesn't mean Windows is better than macs. Macs can do everything a windows computer can (look up Paralells, it runs PC games and software on my Mac better than my PC can)

[paintballcraka]

i love all trhe new pc ad's

its about time they started pumping some out

but the problem is mac has so much ground on marketing on them, its hard for them to catch up

[strtfocus]

Yikes does this ad not work. It does make the case for the Mac ads. Keep trying Steve you might get it right some day.

[mquinnsweeney]

I think this is really, secretly a Mac ad. It makes me never want to buy a Windows computer, and where the hell is Seinfeld with my churro?

[bitko73]

Are we suppose to sympathize with PC?

[Pyrrish]

What is a PC, Microsoft??? Tell me, is it a computer running Windows? NO! A PC is a "Personal Computer"...meaning it could be Windows, Linux, BSD, etc. Stop trying to make it seem like PC means Windows!

[mwsmedia]

You mean like Apple's been doing? The whole thing is silly.

[TheNelson001]

While I agree with you to some extent, you have to go follow the direction our culture is taking. The way I see it, nowadays calling something a PC is calling it Windows. If you said that a Mac was a PC because it's a "Personal Computer," that would be silly. It's a Mac.

[CarzorStelatis]

Actually "PC" in this context originally meant "IBM-compatible". In other words, based on DOS. So "PC" in a marketing sense _does_ mean Windows.

[MrYiu08]

Meh, I always call my Mac a "PC" anyway... as in, "I'll bring my PC along", and let the people be confused.

Then one day I do bring a "real PC" along, as in, non-Mac, but it is running Linux, people are confused once again!!

It is really fun. :D

[rhartogs]

"Windows: Life Without Walls"

Who comes up with that stuff?

If I have no walls, where am I going to put the windows?

Better yet: if I don't have walls, I don't NEED windows!

[soilworked86]

PC for the average person (like me).

[m85014]

Have you heard about the problems Mac have?

(I didn't think so)

[CarzorStelatis]

The MobileMe fiasco, defective iPhone 2.0 firmware, bugs and crashing in Leopard, Macbooks cracking around the touchpad, Macbook Airs overheating. Nope, other than that I haven't heard about the problems Macs have.

[m85014]

All True!(although I've had ZERO issues with my Mac) But this is a small list compared to the competition.

[JustCharlie]

where to start? too expensive crappy games limited software one button mouse overheating laptops shall i continue

[m85014]

Yeah, not perfect. But Mac is MUCH better!

[evilches]

LMAO.... clearly you've never tried one.

[jcabns]

I'm a PC. Please feel pity for me. How bad those mac guys are. Oh, my god.

[hc1153]

I'm a PC and I'm cheaper than a Mac but I have all the same parts :D

[m85014]

"I'm a PC and I'm a museum of technology failure..." or "I'm a PC: a modern day torture device..." or "I'm a PC and I'm a magnet for viruses..." ETC.

[OvErDoSeNL]

Annoying ad...

[sparkltone]

Microsoft is the obvious industry leader. When you are an industry leader you have to move forward as if there are no other competitors at all you forge ahead. For Microsoft to even acknowledge the apple spots totally opens the floodgates for a huge apple parody of this drivel. Microsoft, congratulations you just stepped right into the trap. Steve Jobs, They've lobbed you a soft ball have fun!! Aw crispen, I love your VW stuff. What happened?

[Quandar9]

I see what they're trying to do with this, but it's too much. It's over kill. It comes off as trying to rationalize their choice. The brilliants of what the Mac ads prove is less is more.

[kenlay]

Brilliant. It's about time they strike back.

[Braunik]

Genius

[foxkenji]

Hey that guy in the Space Shuttle is going to regret docking to the Space Station:

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[foxkenji]

I used to be a PC till I tried a Mac.

[thalazar]

saaaaad microsoft...sad that they must get so defensive...

I'm a PC...and I USE LINUX!!!!

[cjcookie]

this is great! never has Microsoft actually made an ad that specifically combats apple.

[FoundNowGone]

Finally Microsoft made a good ad! This is a very good, entertaining and fun ad to watch. Well done Microsoft, keep them coming.

[MiniatureTigers]

moron.

all the ads have been good. it's just idiots like you who are stuck up. you like the Urban ads with real peole vs. the genius bill gates comedy. fucking n00b

[FoundNowGone]

I'm a moron because I like an ad that actually goes straight to the point rather than dance around it using some washed up comedian spending bulk of the commercial dealing with situations that to an average person has very little to do with Vista only to mention Vista at the very last seconds of the commercial? My stance is like Apple make it simple, you don't need 4 minute commercials that in the end leaves you wondering what did it all mean.

[ProfSai]

I'm a PC, because I've never tried Mac.

[cyclonefury27]

Satirical and funny. Highlights for me are the first guy saying he's a stereotype, the beard guy of course (me too Ahmz!), the shark cage guy, and Deepak Chopra. I love the human being line.

[knifeforkandaspoon]

Finally! Microsoft has addressed Apple's lame I'm a PC/I'm a Mac campaign. I'm getting so sick of Apple's commercials. I like this commercial very much because it dispels Apple's stereotype of a PC user. Microsoft should've released these commercials instead of the whole Seinfeld-Gates campaign. I hope to see more of these parodies from MS.

[Ahmz055]

"and I have a beard" LOL me too

[CarzorStelatis]

That was a Steve Jobs joke - "I'm a PC and I have a beard", "I'm a PC and I wear jeans"... Apple don't have a trademark on obscure jokes only geeks get :P