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The main thing that bugged me about Microsoft's commercial is that a young girl isn't likely to do all of the things she was said to do. That is, she supposedl

The main thing that bugged me about Microsoft's commercial is that a young girl isn't likely to do all of the things she was said to do. That is, she supposedly reads rave reviews of Windows 7 (that were probably in words above her grade level), understands them, and turns them all into a fancy slideshow with music; all while using Windows, the most awkward of all operating system user interfaces in the world? I think the idea of using children to sell the computer is fine, but why not show them doing what a child would do? After all, isn't the point to show what makes a PC valuable to your family, and not what makes it valuable to marketing on behalf of Microsoft?

jws 17y ago
…Windows, the most awkward of all operating system user interfaces in the world… JCL?
- jcl 17y ago
  Hmm? ;)
thismat 17y ago
…Windows, the most awkward of all operating system user interfaces in the world… Honestly I don't find Windows 7 awkward at all, on the contrary it feels very streamlined and quite a pleasure to use. Previous versions of windows I could see this applying to, but not 7. OSX has a lot of 'awkward' to it as well, finder can be very frustrating to use to name one.
anigbrowl 17y ago
Surely this is exactly what a child would do. Childish images, childish fonts, childish music. Marshmallow cat is fluffy. Words above her grade level...like 'snappy...and reponkusive!' I recall cutting out pictures and cartoons from newspapers and magazines and pasting them together to make little presenations (about the then-recession, believe it or not) in order to impress my Dad at about the same age...I didn't understand it especially, but I knew he was interested in it so decided to help him out. Frankly, this is exactly the sort of thing I expect to be helping a young Ada Browl with in 5-6 years time. [fanboy] On a PC.[/fanboy] Clearly, the only response open to Apple at this point is an endorsement deal with Boxxy.
- makecheck 17y ago
  She pieced together a presentation using quotes from the articles raving about Windows 7. No, a child would never do that.
  - anigbrowl 17y ago
    As a former precocious kid, I respectfully disagree. Bear in mind that the first thing she says is that this is what's all over her Dad's computer. Lots of kids like to feel grown up by copying their parents, even if they have no clue why it matters.

jws 17y ago

…Windows, the most awkward of all operating system user interfaces in the world… JCL?

jcl 17y ago
Hmm? ;)

thismat 17y ago

…Windows, the most awkward of all operating system user interfaces in the world… Honestly I don't find Windows 7 awkward at all, on the contrary it feels very streamlined and quite a pleasure to use. Previous versions of windows I could see this applying to, but not 7. OSX has a lot of 'awkward' to it as well, finder can be very frustrating to use to name one.

anigbrowl 17y ago

Surely this is exactly what a child would do. Childish images, childish fonts, childish music. Marshmallow cat is fluffy. Words above her grade level...like 'snappy...and reponkusive!' I recall cutting out pictures and cartoons from newspapers and magazines and pasting them together to make little presenations (about the then-recession, believe it or not) in order to impress my Dad at about the same age...I didn't understand it especially, but I knew he was interested in it so decided to help him out. Frankly, this is exactly the sort of thing I expect to be helping a young Ada Browl with in 5-6 years time. [fanboy] On a PC.[/fanboy] Clearly, the only response open to Apple at this point is an endorsement deal with Boxxy.

makecheck 17y ago
She pieced together a presentation using quotes from the articles raving about Windows 7. No, a child would never do that.
- anigbrowl 17y ago
  As a former precocious kid, I respectfully disagree. Bear in mind that the first thing she says is that this is what's all over her Dad's computer. Lots of kids like to feel grown up by copying their parents, even if they have no clue why it matters.