Solve : Did Microsft Bad Mouth Apple??

1.	Solve : Did Microsft Bad Mouth Apple??
Answer» There are some few STORIES that say that in effect Microsoft was down on Apple and some game makers in an effort to improve the ratings of Microsoft products. Is that true? Myself, I think if one product is better, you don't have to bad mouth the other guy to make your point But look at this story TWO years back. http://www.computerworld.com/article/2476558/tablets/surface-pro-3-ads-target-the-macbook-air--bad-move--microsoft----the-macbook-wins-.html Quote Microsoft is ramping up its assault on the Macbook Air with a series of ads touting the Surface Pro 3's superiority to Apple's laptop There's just one problem. The Macbook Air is better. Here's why. Microsoft has several ads aimed at the Macbook Air, each of them focusing on various reasons it claims the Surface Pro 3 is superior. The ads touts things such as the Surface Pro 3's touch screen and pen, and that it is both a tablet and a laptop, as you can see below. But that was two years ago. Here is a more recent story with a similar slant: Microsoft has NFL stars respond to Coach Belichick's criticism about the Surface Pro Belichick made a remark about giving up using the tablet. So the way to make you product better is to pay somebody to endorse it? Does that work? Really? Advice to current MS PR people: In view of recent EVENTS, you need to get your resumé up-to-date If MS needs to get up to date why are you quoting a 2 year old article ? ? In regards to Belicheck it wouldn't have mattered who's product it was...he simply hates them. This is the worst non-story you've created in awhile...

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There are some few STORIES that say that in effect Microsoft was down on Apple and some game makers in an effort to improve the ratings of Microsoft products.
Is that true?
Myself, I think if one product is better, you don't have to bad mouth the other guy to make your point
But look at this story TWO years back.
http://www.computerworld.com/article/2476558/tablets/surface-pro-3-ads-target-the-macbook-air--bad-move--microsoft----the-macbook-wins-.html
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Microsoft is ramping up its assault on the Macbook Air with a series of ads touting the Surface Pro 3's superiority to Apple's laptop There's just one problem. The Macbook Air is better. Here's why.
Microsoft has several ads aimed at the Macbook Air, each of them focusing on various reasons it claims the Surface Pro 3 is superior. The ads touts things such as the Surface Pro 3's touch screen and pen, and that it is both a tablet and a laptop, as you can see below.

But that was two years ago. Here is a more recent story with a similar slant:
Microsoft has NFL stars respond to Coach Belichick's criticism about the Surface Pro

Belichick made a remark about giving up using the tablet.

So the way to make you product better is to pay somebody to endorse it? Does that work? Really?

Advice to current MS PR people: In view of recent EVENTS, you need to get your resumé up-to-date
If MS needs to get up to date why are you quoting a 2 year old article ? ?

In regards to Belicheck it wouldn't have mattered who's product it was...he simply hates them.

This is the worst non-story you've created in awhile...

Solve : Did Microsft Bad Mouth Apple??

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