So, if you give a blogger a windoze laptop, will they post good things about Mcrosoft and their new operating system, Vista. An operating system that already has holes in it.
Bloggers Blog states that “If you give a blogger a cool Acer Ferrari laptop he or she will love you — or at least talk about you. That seems to be the idea behind Microsoft’s recent gift. Microsoft gave an undisclosed number of tech bloggers Acer Ferrari notebooks as part of a Windows Vista promotion.”
Whatsnextblog.com talks about the possible scandal brewing over Microsoft’s blogger bribe campaign.
This will go down as one of the best marketing/PR campaigns ever or as one of the biggest flops ever. Time will tell. But, have you noticed. It takes a bribe to get someone to talk nice about Microsoft. Take note, how many laptops has Apple sent out to get the great comments they get from bloggers? I would venture, none.
Microsoft does this sort of thing all the time. This is just a small step up from the parties it throws. Bloggers should disclose they received the notebook and then give the review. Hell, I do that even with books I am given for free.