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A little gift from by buds at DC (I know not the most popular here but this isn't TToE stuff) to my BFF Swordmaker -- proof I don't have a dog in the Apple/Wintel/Android wars.

I am looking forward to some good keywords :)

1 posted on 05/30/2015 1:16:45 PM PDT by freedumb2003
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a most genteel ping...

:)


2 posted on 05/30/2015 1:17:20 PM PDT by freedumb2003 (When things are rightly ordered, man is steward of God's gifts and civil law enables him to do so.)
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To: freedumb2003
At least they aren't playing "Windows Über Alles".
3 posted on 05/30/2015 1:19:26 PM PDT by KarlInOhio (Darth Obama on 529 plans: I am altering the deal. Pray I don't alter it any further.)
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To: freedumb2003

I guess I would not have thought of that hearing their slogan.

Many slogans are three-part little blurbs. Threes rhythm and tempo and size work in advertising.


4 posted on 05/30/2015 1:20:02 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: freedumb2003
I do think it interesting that the time on the clock is 9:30, i.e. not quite 10.

"Ceterum censeo 0bama esse delendam."

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)

LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

5 posted on 05/30/2015 1:22:54 PM PDT by LonePalm (Commander and Chef)
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Microsoft has never been accused of marketing genius that I’m aware. That strange ad straight out of “Glee” with snapping Surface keyboards springs to mind.


6 posted on 05/30/2015 1:24:55 PM PDT by RegulatorCountry
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Why is this at Darwin Central?

And why would anyone have “buds” at Darwin Central, a hot bed of liberal antiChristianism and scientifically illiterate (though they feel knowledgable and sophisticated) atheism fanbois?

The dumbest of the dumb.


7 posted on 05/30/2015 1:25:25 PM PDT by ifinnegan
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Maybe.

The campaign Coca Cola used to market Dasani in the UK was pretty disastrous. ("Bottled Spunk," "Can't live without spunk," "Overpriced tap water" & "Cancer-causing additive")

8 posted on 05/30/2015 1:27:50 PM PDT by Ol' Dan Tucker (People should not be afraid of the government. Government should be afraid of the people)
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To: freedumb2003; dayglored

Actually, freedumb2003, this ping should be directed genteelly to DayGloRed.


9 posted on 05/30/2015 1:28:22 PM PDT by Swordmaker ( This tag line is a Microsoft insult free zone... but if the insults to Mac users contnue...)
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It’s remarkable that no one caught the Nazi connection. It jumped out at me just seeing the picture and reading the captions.


10 posted on 05/30/2015 1:29:00 PM PDT by JimSEA
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"unwittingly paraphrased one of the most notorious political catchphrases of all time: "

Not to worry. Our educational system has been so successful, there are about five people who know that. It will have zero impact on their sales.

11 posted on 05/30/2015 1:31:26 PM PDT by Flag_This (You can't spell "treason" without the "O".)
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And here it is further annotated
13 posted on 05/30/2015 1:32:56 PM PDT by ETL (ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
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With very little change, Google translate renders as:

“Eine Familie, einer Plattform, einem Shop.”


15 posted on 05/30/2015 1:36:01 PM PDT by Dr. Sivana (There is no salvation in politics)
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The Hitler connection is far-fetched.

More relevant, maybe, is how the ad relates to Apple's famous "1984" spot.

The giant head on the screen says, "We are one people, with one will, one resolve, one cause," before it is shattered by the hammer the young woman throws.

16 posted on 05/30/2015 1:38:08 PM PDT by x
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Isn’t this the same as what Windows 8 and 8.1 were supposed to be and do?


17 posted on 05/30/2015 1:38:15 PM PDT by truth_seeker
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Correlation Coefficient between Apple Fan Boi’s who see some connection between this and Nazi Propaganda: a perfect 1.0.


19 posted on 05/30/2015 1:39:35 PM PDT by FredZarguna (It looks just like a Telefunken U-47 -- with leather.)
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This is likely to create a furor.


22 posted on 05/30/2015 1:41:05 PM PDT by Ken H
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The Chevy “NoVa” ad campaign in Central America was a pretty epic fail.

No va = “no go” in spanish


26 posted on 05/30/2015 1:48:05 PM PDT by 2banana (My common ground with terrorists - they want to die for islam and we want to kill them)
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Please do not think of this as criticism, but it is a C O I K issue; Clear Only If Known.

This may be an issue of passing interest to some few people, once someone tells them about it, but the percentage of people who will understand and appreciate this through free association is miniscule. Good luck with it.


27 posted on 05/30/2015 1:51:02 PM PDT by Crystal Palace East (90% of MSM is lies, except the National Enquirer, of course :))
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PS, my vote on worst marketing move is still New Coke, with Edsel close behind.


29 posted on 05/30/2015 1:51:03 PM PDT by Crystal Palace East (90% of MSM is lies, except the National Enquirer, of course :))
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"Perhaps the greatest marketing blunder in history?"


30 posted on 05/30/2015 1:51:29 PM PDT by clearcarbon
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