Comments on: Why the Windows 7 Beta was a Marketing, not Engineering Success. http://www.pointlessreally.com/?p=62 This is Pointless Really. A Blog on Social Media, Marketing and Politics. Tue, 31 Aug 2010 23:56:16 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: David Olsen http://www.pointlessreally.com/?p=62&cpage=1#comment-77 David Olsen Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:43:55 +0000 http://www.pointlessreally.com/?p=62#comment-77 Max OSX evangelists.. there are a few. No doubt you noticed one in my Facebook comments for this article. ;) With Windows 7 there has been no better time to say "I'm a PC" than now. Max OSX evangelists.. there are a few. No doubt you noticed one in my Facebook comments for this article. ;)

With Windows 7 there has been no better time to say “I’m a PC” than now.

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]]> By: David http://www.pointlessreally.com/?p=62&cpage=1#comment-75 David Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:39:32 +0000 http://www.pointlessreally.com/?p=62#comment-75 Microsoft has done one of its best campaigns and product launches with Windows 7 and I fully thank them for allowing me to replace Windows Vista. As you pointed out the beta program helped build the support base of product evangelists which were lacking with Vista but common in the Apple user base. Microsoft has done one of its best campaigns and product launches with Windows 7 and I fully thank them for allowing me to replace Windows Vista. As you pointed out the beta program helped build the support base of product evangelists which were lacking with Vista but common in the Apple user base.

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