[Am-info] Dishonesty in ads]

[Geoffrey]

Mike Stephen wrote:
> It might be time to remind people that although the courts are
> focused on what they term Microsoft consumers as the
> marketplace that Microsoft caters to, it is not.  For a long
> time now Microsoft has not been interested enough to market to
> the consumer.  They are focused on the corporate and reseller
> marketplace.
> 
> They focus the adverts on the small business person interested
> in selling to the consumer. 

Absolutely.

> 
> I have not seen a consumer based ad since the XP rollout,
> where it appears if you touch a Windows XP keyboard, you are
> able to magically start to fly......

True, the only other Microsoft ads I've seen that are focused on the 
consumer are MSN.


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Until later: Geoffrey		esoteric@3times25.net

I didn't have to buy my radio from a specific company to listen
to FM, why doesn't that apply to the Internet (anymore...)?