14 DAY TRIAL // Microsoft continues its Scroogled campaign and last week it rolled out a new video supposed to show everyone that Google's Chromebook “is not a real laptop” because it cannot run Photoshop or other apps.
While the video registered thousands of hits in just a few days, many of the users who posted comments on YouTube do not agree with Microsoft's Scroogled campaign, saying that the last video was actually pushing them to rival platforms such as Linux or Mac.
Here are a few comments we've found on the YouTube page of the video:
“Nice. I'm going to install Linux on my PC after this.”
“This is so sad. One of the reasons I'm switching to Mac.”
“Everytime I'm walking down the street and I feel the unnecessary urge to do some Photoshop or work on a spreadsheet right there on the street I'm like ‘man I wish I had a windows laptop’.”
“Why would a company spend time doing an indirect ad for its competitor? Well, I guess Microsoft is good at that.”
“Hmm, I think I want a mac now...”
“I laugh out loud every time I see this kind of stuff. These are silly, misinformed actions from a dying company. For all of us tired of being micro-stiffed, Google will help.”
“Wow, Microsoft must really be desperate.”
Microsoft, on the other hand, says that its Scroogled campaign is really working and many users have actually found that Google turns to some unfair practices to monetize ads while invading their privacy.
Redmond has recently launched a line of clothes bearing the Scroogled branding, with T-shirts, mugs, and hats being sold out in less than 24 hours. The company says that it only wants to help users avoid getting Scroogled, while also recommending everyone to make the switch to its own products, such as Outlook.com and Bing.
