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| Authored by: Anonymous on Friday, October 12 2012 @ 11:23 AM EDT |
I often wonder how much of M$ total budget is spent on
real product creation and improvement. It seems like they
spend most of their money on litigation, lies (PR and FUD),
and buying what they want.
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| Authored by: betajet on Friday, October 12 2012 @ 02:28 PM EDT |
Ever see an advert for Linux? Or for Groklaw? QED
A deficient product uses advertising to make up for deficiencies. Apple spends
a lot of money to make up for the fact that Apple products aren't as cool as
they say they are. (JMO/YMMV)
A terrible product needs large-scale advertising to convince people to buy a
product they don't need, that's bad for them, and that they'll regret buying.
This is true for all types of products including cars, electronics, and
political candidates.
I learned this lesson at an impressionable age when I saw the largely unknown
film "The Second-Best Secret Agent in the World" (1965).[ Reply to This | Parent | # ]
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| Authored by: N_au on Friday, October 12 2012 @ 07:01 PM EDT |
Well if they don't have to advertise, why did I see an advert on TV yesterday in
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| Authored by: ailuromancy on Saturday, October 13 2012 @ 07:06 AM EDT |
The marketing budget is for sites that gave the
pre-release an enthusiastic
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