Comments on: Dear Giampaulo (and Microsoft): You Had $1,500 and Blew It

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By: Microsoft Ads Winning Over More Consumers Than Apple’s

Microsoft Ads Winning Over More Consumers Than Apple’s — Fri, 22 May 2009 16:37:01 +0000

[...] at the wonderful omissions and deflections from the truth they contain (check them out here and here and here) while Charles Moore recently asked whether Apple’s high laptop prices are sustainable [...]

By: Apple Takes the Gloves Off With Three New Ads

Apple Takes the Gloves Off With Three New Ads — Wed, 13 May 2009 17:01:30 +0000

[...] though, she eliminates them all based on her search criteria, which almost match that of Lauren and Giampaulo, with one final, key exception. Apple, in giving the customer a very clever last line, gets in a [...]

By: Microsoft Jumps the Shark, But Gets a Lamborghini Gallardo SE for Only $700

Microsoft Jumps the Shark, But Gets a Lamborghini Gallardo SE for Only $700 — Tue, 12 May 2009 15:01:51 +0000

[...] similar-sized Zune. Huh? It would appear that Wes is a “financial adviser” in the same way that Giampaulo is “technically savvy” and that Sheila will “cut video”. In other words, they may be these [...]

By: Jeff Whitfield

Jeff Whitfield — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 13:55:42 +0000

M. Hunt, why would me or any other Mac user have to convince ourselves that we get *so much more* for our money? Does that mean that every BMW driver is deluded? How about the folks who spend $500 on a Dyson vacuum? Are they trying to convince themselves as well? Value is in the eye of the beholder; that much is true. But I don’t believe that this “well-known phenomenon” applies to these cases.

Where that may hold true is in areas where the “street” value of an item is so much higher than what it originally went for. For instance, I’m a comic book collector and I will only pay so much for a back-issue of certain comics. Whereas I might be willing to pay $75 for a Superman #75, you would probably think someone is crazy to spend that much on a comic book. Or how about the people who are willing to spend twice what the retail value is for a Nintendo Wii when they were scarce? Yes, people will definitely try to convince themselves that they got what they paid for in these cases.

By: zane chmelyk

zane chmelyk — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 19:48:24 +0000

im currently playing a video game while watching a bluray movie, in separate windows on my desktop, on my acer laptop 17inch with 4 gigs of ram purchased for 1000.00cdn. streamed to a 60inch plasma via hdmi out in 5.1 surround, 1080×1920 res.
as i do this, i find myself not concerned about recyclable parts in my notebook, or how thin it is.

sure beats making picturebooks with iphoto.
im a pc.

By: M. Hunt

M. Hunt — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 19:39:44 +0000

There is a well-known phenomenon in marketing where people who overspend on a product subsequently find it necessary convince themselves that they got *so much more* for their money. Psychologists surmise that this is a mechanism intended to salvage the self-image.

Every time I come to a board frequented by Applephiles, I am reminded of this phenomenon.

By: IDC Numbers: Apple’s Doing Just Fine, Thank You

IDC Numbers: Apple’s Doing Just Fine, Thank You — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 17:01:39 +0000

[...] of cheap laptops, those are practically being given away. The deals at HP and others are so “good” right now that there’s even less money in it for the [...]

By: Microsoft Longs For the Golden Age of FUD

Microsoft Longs For the Golden Age of FUD — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 20:03:43 +0000

[...] visible to most people), but it’s the least important strategy of the bunch. I commented on the latest round of ads from Microsoft, and in my opinion their biggest issue is that they simply point out if you [...]

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Thu, 09 Apr 2009 20:43:15 +0000

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