I really have. I can't recall any marketing from MS implying or saying outright what Tom says. On the other hand, in a humorous way, Apple is spreading FUD about MS with their new ads. Seriously, show me, I'll recant gladly if there is some example of MS marketing doing this.
Mike On Tue, Jul 22, 2008 at 3:56 PM, David K Watson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Are you really trying to say that you have never, in > your vast experience, come across the acronym FUD > or any of the many things Microsoft has done that > this label has been applied to? > > I'm not saying you should believe all of those things, > though some are quite believable. I am just wondering > if you are pretending ignorance as some sort of debating > ploy, or if you actually have managed to miss out on > all of it. Or is there another alternative? > > David > > > mike <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:20:11 -0700 >> From: mike <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Subject: Re: Macs in business...take 3: Fear Factor >> >> I call BS on this post. Major. Give us that commercial Tom, that ad in >> the >> monthly pc mag...something, back this shtuff up once. >> >> Mike >> >> On Tue, Jul 22, 2008 at 8:17 AM, Tom Piwowar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >>> >>> Microsoft has been very effective at marketing by fear. Their message is >>> that deviating from their products will make you an outcast. Your >>> computer will break, nobody will be able to read your files, and >>> everything sent to you will be gibberish. >>> >>> >> > > ************************************************************************* > ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** > ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > ************************************************************************* > ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
