Microsoft wants buyers to 'do the math' and select a netbook over a MacBook Air

Their add gets really laughable when you get to the iMac line. Oh, you can get an all in one 21.5" for $649. with a Pentium duo core processor. Or a Sony with an i3 dual core for $1199 vs the iMac with a i5 Quad core for the same money.

Next on: why you should buy a Chevy instead of a BMW.

If you're smart you'll save 100% on chiropractor bills no matter what the scenario by refusing to give your money to quacks. Chiropractic = nonscientific, non-evidence-based nonsense.

What they don't mention is that Windows 7 already eats up 1 GB of RAM and half the CPU simply by running.
It's like putting a 400 horsepower engine in a mini van and say it's better than the 300 horsepower Porsche.
CPU and RAM alone don't make up a good computer, if the OS is crap it still sucks.

Article is so biased it's not even funny. Even with the quality of life advantages the MBA has over those netbooks you're still defending Apple's insane premium on a machine that should be at LEAST $250-300 less. The lack of 4G of RAM is also comical.

I applaud MS for actually comparing these in an ad. I look at the Best Buy ad every week and the strategy of these laptops is clearly working as they've actively had to move the Apple machines away from these in the ad because the specs make 0 sense when you compare prices.

This isn't even a fair comparison. The MacBook Air isn't a netbook!

Millions of Mac users like me have already done the math, thanks. That's an integral part of our decision to buy Mac, irrespective of the shallow perception that it's all only about "style" (not that we have anything against that cherry on the cake). It's long past time that Microsoft buyers finally learn the true meaning of "total cost of ownership" and "false economics."

when i look at that ad i see 1 computer and 3 disposable toys. no more info is necessary, so the math is 1 PC running OSX vs 0 PCs running Windows. congratulations MS for making the case for Apple.

this tit for tat argument is so yesterday. MS doesn't 100% of any market their in and never will. Apple does really. They just keep making money doing their thing.

Microsoft already tried this with the Laptop Hunter campaign. I'm sure it worked and in this economy people are looking for the cheapest way out for most everything and for most they don't see the value in a Mac so they just get what's cheaper.

Chances are most of the value of what can be done on a Mac versus a PC would probably be lost on the average consumer 'cause all they see is the numbers and obviously Windows machines will win that battle nearly 100% of the time.

But like I continue to analogize, you can buy a Honda Civic and get to work, pick up the kids, get to the theater and the grocery store and ride in comfort. But that doesn't make a Mercedes or a BMW overtly expensive.