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Microsoft Drops Anti iPhone Ads

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Microsoft recently created a few anti-iPhone ads to help take some of the wind out of Apple’s sail after their new iPhone line introduction, the only problem, they are terrible.

The ads were not only lacking in the humor department but some would even say they are just plain tasteless. Apparently Microsoft felt the same way as they quickly decided to remove the videos from their channel. Thankfully, there are a few users who have managed to re-upload the videos so you can catch a glimpse and decide for yourself. These re-uploaded videos seem to be mysteriously disappearing one-by-one over the last few days but I was able to easily find another.

I’m all for good competition and a little smack talk now and then, but there’s definitely a right and wrong way to get the job done.

2013 World Magic Cup Enters Final Day

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The World Magic Cup has been underway at the Amsterdam Convention Factory from August 2-4 and it’s been a great tournament so far. If you aren’t familiar with the World Magic Cup, it’s the  best of the best from around the world representing their home countries as they go head to head playing Magic: The Gathering.

Currently, Austria is the number one seed and they will be up against Hungary. The Czech Republic will play against New Zealand. France is up against Belgium and Estonia will face off against Iceland all in the top 8 quarter-finals. You can catch the live webcast for August 4th along with replay videos and event coverage including the latest brackets all on the event page from Wizards of the Coast.

 

Microsoft Heating up the War on Apple

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It’s quite obvious that the iPad is successful but what about the competition? What about the ASUS Vivo Tab RT? We see it but why should we buy it over an iPad? There hasn’t been a lot of companies, including Microsoft, that have been willing to make direct comparisons to the iPad, we don’t see a lot of the “I’m better than you and here’s why” type of advertising. So, you can imagine that it would be kind of refreshing to see an ad like this pop up on TV every now and then, and that’s exactly what’s happening.ApplevMicrosoft

Full disclosure, I own an iPad and love it, but I know, and I’m sure all of you know, that’s it’s far from perfect and it often seems like the competition just completely avoids talking about the iPad and it’s limitations.

You may be thinking, why do we care and as an iPad user why do I care? Well, the simple answer is that we will all benefit from intense competition. The more back and fourth there is the better the products get, it creates an environment that’s favorable for innovation and creativity. Remember the Space Race? Sometimes we even see price drops because of aggressive advertising.

This latest commercial is bold, to the point, and makes a direct comparison the iPad. Will it work? Who knows? but it definitely makes things interesting and can cause these companies to re-think things and possibly add new features just to try to silence the competition. You can see the commercial below.