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New Microsoft Anti-iPad Ad Targets College Students [Video]

New Microsoft Anti-iPad Ad Targets College Students [Video]

Posted August 21, 2013 at 1:12am by
Microsoft has posted a new ad for the Lenovo Yoga and Windows 8 that criticizes the iPad's ability to get work done.

Have fun and get work done on the Lenovo Yoga with Windows 8. See more at http://windows.com/compare


Take a look below....

[via Tzvi]


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justabrake
justabrake - August 21, 2013 at 2:41pm
The AirPrint only is what kills the iPad for me
justabrake
justabrake - August 21, 2013 at 3:18pm
And why should anyone have to pay or buy to make a simple thing print to any printer ? It's a computer and should be able too print to any printer
paulMOGG
paulMOGG - August 21, 2013 at 1:59pm
Looks rather big for a pad ? Don't you think that's all there really is to compare ?
Vic
Vic - August 21, 2013 at 8:28am
As I always comment on their videos: compare the App Store.
ipadguy
ipadguy - August 21, 2013 at 5:58am
Oh wow... so taking notes is why Windows 8 is better? Windows 8 tablets also say they're better than a laptop too... it's a big tablet and it's Microsoft. An Android Galaxy S4 can do that just as well, even an iPhone 5. Plus all they're really saying is they have a split screen feature. Any computer Mac, PC, Android, iOS, tablet can do split screen; all it is, is a jailbreak, tweak or an app or some software on your Mac/PC. Nothing new or big here, just a sad TV ad showing nothing new! Plus Android does this all day! Windows 8 should stop copying!
hi
hi - August 25, 2013 at 2:11am
check out the samsung ativ Q. a deeper integration of that... imagine how it would rule the world!!!
Camfella
Camfella - August 21, 2013 at 4:01am
Microsoft has been trying to market a niche product against a mass market product, not too smart. However, in this commercial, they are targeting a niche market, students, where their Windows 8 tablets might be more appropriate. So this would be one of the few instances of marketing done right by Microsoft.
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Timmy
Timmy - August 21, 2013 at 1:22am
lol look how big that thing is compared to an iPad... not really a direct comparison. They'd be better off comparing it against the MacBook Air which is a beautifully thin and light weight ultrabook, just without the touch screen.
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