Today was the official launch of Windows 7, Microsoft’s long awaited “Vista fix up OS.” While I’m still waiting to get a student discount on the super expensive operating system, Apple has come out with 3 new ads that attack Windows 7.
See? Microsoft can make good ads!
October 10, 2009 — DaylenSo, I installed the Zune 4.0 software, and what do I see? An ad. But unlike the other “I’m a PC” ads I’ve seen, this one was actually quite cool. It proves that Microsoft can make good advertisements.
The music in the ad is Trash by The Whip, in case you were wondering.
Zune HD Commercial
September 16, 2009 — DaylenMicrosoft recently launched the Zune HD, a touchscreen portable media player with HD video and HD radio. The Zune HD has Wi-Fi and Internet Explorer Mobile. The Zune “App Store” has a few basic apps, compared to the 60,000 apps in the Apple App Store. Microsoft also released a super-short, 15-second teaser ad, which you can see below.
Free Antivirus from Microsoft Arriving Next Week
June 18, 2009 — DaylenMicrosoft will release their free Security Essentials (codenamed Morro) anti-malware software on June 23 next week as a public beta. Security Essentials will run on Windows XP, Vista, and 7. Microsoft’s current product, Windows Live OneCare, will be discontinued.
Example of a "clean" PC
Security Essentials contains many features, including real-time protection, rootkit protection, and more. Security Essentials is light on system resources. I’d even dare to say that it’s leaner and meaner than Norton Antivirus 2009.
Example of a computer at risk
You’ll be able to download Microsoft Security Essentials on Tuesday, June 23 by hitting this big download button. No registrations or renewals will be needed; instead, it updates automatically. Right now, though, it doesn’t work.
