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How did Microsoft get Its reputation In the first place? Here are some examples: 1. Sass DOS operating system for IBM computers 2. Magazine advertising 3. The company slogan “Where Do You Want to Go Today? ” 4. The beginning of Internet All these brought fame to Windows and set the stakes very high. Through magazine advertisements, the company has been able to reach all types of potential customers. Their slogan made people thing that somebody actually cares about them and their wants and needs.
When the Internet launched, Windows fought hard to have one of he best browsers in the world. On another note, during poor economic times people tend to set their priorities straight and stop spending so much on products that do not need to be renewed or do not prove to be worthy. That is why during the recession, Microsoft lost some of its own customers to Apple because they did not manage to find a proper strategy through which they could get their customers to keep buying from them. The main problem was the launch of Vista operating system.
It cost quite a lot and the reviews were very poor, while Apple came with new reduces and a new operating system, with a considerably bigger price but also with better reviews that the latest Microsoft product which made customers question Microsoft’s products. Question 2 Discuss the pros and cons of Microsoft’s most recent lam a PC” campaign. Is Microsoft doing a good thing by acknowledging Apple’s campaign in its own marketing message? Why or why not? I feel that even though it is good for Microsoft to acknowledge the presence of their competitors, Apple, the message that they sent tit the lam a PC” campaign was a rather poor one.
Why? Because It seems that Microsoft did not even spend that much time thinking about a brand new campaign and Just took their competitors’ (Apple’s) and made It their own. In a way or another It lust highlights the obvious differences between the two brands. However, this message gave showed clearly the difference between the two brands, which made customers feel good about the fact that they own a Microsoft product and made new customers want to have Microsoft’s products.
Marketing notes By Dennis-Alden mimes, Microsoft has managed to adjust its marketing message in order to meet customers’ needs and requirements. It is well known that in good economic times surrounding them. How did Microsoft get its reputation in the first place? Here are 3. The company slogan “Where Do You Want to Go Today? ” 4. The beginning of with the lam a PC” campaign was a rather poor one. Why? Because it seems that and Just took their competitors’ (Apple’s) and made it their own. In a way or another it just highlights the obvious differences between the two brands.