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Any one remember the Windows XP buzz? well 8 months before the release of Windows XP. The television was full of commercials for Windows 2000 and Windows 98 you name it adverts telling us the users how wonderful the product is.
Well being a MCSE Trainer i get to visit Microsoft HQ in the UK often, and the complex on my last visit is full of Vista posters, there is even a live demo near the main reception.
Now in the last week the TV is full of Windows XP commercials following the suit of the old buzz they did as first mentioned in this topic. This is very clever marketing by Microsoft
1. People who havent already got XP may go out and purchase due to cool looking commercial, this obviously has the hidden effect of enabling microsoft to get rid of excess stock of this product, before the annoucement of Vista on TV around Febuary time (estimated time of campaign)
2. Makes people aware of microsoft on the TV again. Its also a good way of subconciously getting people to think about microsoft when they browse and hopefully look up any new products.
Anyone else have any thoughts on this i love a good discussion and since the mass of vista posts on here a while back dying away. This would be a good place to make a thread to catch up on any news. I am paticularly interested in any Buzz outside of the UK.
Start warming up them vista domain developments
i also have noticed an increase in traffic and looks at offers on mine.
Please keep on topic. Positive Rep rewarded for on topic good posts
Well being a MCSE Trainer i get to visit Microsoft HQ in the UK often, and the complex on my last visit is full of Vista posters, there is even a live demo near the main reception.
Now in the last week the TV is full of Windows XP commercials following the suit of the old buzz they did as first mentioned in this topic. This is very clever marketing by Microsoft
1. People who havent already got XP may go out and purchase due to cool looking commercial, this obviously has the hidden effect of enabling microsoft to get rid of excess stock of this product, before the annoucement of Vista on TV around Febuary time (estimated time of campaign)
2. Makes people aware of microsoft on the TV again. Its also a good way of subconciously getting people to think about microsoft when they browse and hopefully look up any new products.
Anyone else have any thoughts on this i love a good discussion and since the mass of vista posts on here a while back dying away. This would be a good place to make a thread to catch up on any news. I am paticularly interested in any Buzz outside of the UK.
Start warming up them vista domain developments
i also have noticed an increase in traffic and looks at offers on mine.Please keep on topic. Positive Rep rewarded for on topic good posts
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