[G4] OS advertising

[Tim Collier]

I don't know.....it seems as though anybody who I know who uses a Mac 
is aware of updates and new products.  My extended family is switching 
more and more.  We've given away old Macs to them when we upgraded and 
now they're buying their own 'new' Macs.
Apple is making most of their money on iPods and iTunes (can we say 
billions?) and I see their ads quite a bit.
True, they could have a bit more advertising with the release of the 
Mac Mini and the new G5's, but it seems as though it isn't really 
needed.
We have two Apple Stores in my area (Miami.....The Falls and Aventura 
Mall).  Any time I've ever been in either of the stores, the only word 
I could use regarding them is PACKED!  It seems as though the public 
'knows' about Apple and a lot of people are tiring of the constant 
attacks and problems with the Windows OS....they're even selling the 
Mac Mini at Best Buy!
So, yes, Apple doesn't advertise their computers very much, if at all, 
but they sure are selling!

Tim
On Apr 29, 2005, at 2:15 AM, Ron Steinke wrote:

> On 28 Apr, 2005, at 13:32, Daniel Brieck Jr. wrote:
>
> Does anyone find it kind of annoying that  in recent weeks, we have 
> been shown Windows Xp ads on TV.  MS I guess is just ensuring their 
> investments, which is what Apple should be doing, right.
>
> Dan,
>
> I have been ranting for over six years that Apple needs to get a 
> responsive public relations/advertising agency to tout their goods on 
> TV, magazines, newspapers, etc. If Chevrolet and Ford advertised the 
> way Apple does, we would all be driving Toyotas or Cadillacs.
>
> I will not go into all the details about the lack of pertinence or 
> name recognition, but what does a commercial tell you when you have to 
> wait until the final two seconds to see the Apple logo? By that time, 
> I have gone channel surfing to see what is coming on and what channel 
> it is on for the next hour of my viewing.
>
> MS just has a competent agency working for them. Apple has some jerk 
> in a corner office that can't get away from the "avant garde" method. 
> End result - some way out dancers with iPods superimposed on their 
> silhouettes with no dialogue.
>
> End of rant.
>
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