| Monday, October 14, 2002 |
12:40 - Good to see they're keeping busy
http://www.microsoft.com/insider/opsystems/windowsxp_setup.asp
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Why, look. Microsoft has just posted a "Switch" campaign of their own. Hey, they've never come up with an original idea thus far; why start now?
The article stars an anonymous "writer" from a royalty-free photo library who says things like:
I am a freelance writer; I demand the best in mobile computing. There's a much greater choice of portable computers and features, for less money, on the Windows platform. My laptop came with 512 MB of RAM, a 15" screen, a DVD player, and Windows XP Home Edition preinstalled, for $450 less than a comparable iBook. My recommendation is to go straight to Windows XP Professional; the extra features for mobile users are worth it. See Which Edition is Right for You? for more information.
"Why, Windows™ gives me the flexibility I need in my busy life as a [insert job title], as well as the power to excel in today's most demanding game titles. .... to the extreeeeeeme!"
Seriously, does any of this sound like it was written by a volunteer from the public? Or am I just irredeemably biased?
This "person" compares Office XP Professional™® to AppleWorks (never mind comparing it to Office v.X or anything), and IE on Windows to Netscape on the Mac. And then she goes on to provide step-by-step instructions for going through the bizarre wizards ("you'll need to know your ISP's name (e.g., MSN®)") inherent in setting up Outlook and dial-up access. She provides a helpful caveat about hardware drivers, and then the piece closes with an "Editor's Note": Now that we've successfully converted our writer to a Windows PC, we will be working on getting her to try a Pocket PC. Stay tuned for more developments! Oh, I can hardly wait.
I don't know what's more pathetic: that they try so hard, or that even with all their resources and effort, they fail so badly.
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