http://www.apple.com.tr/tur/apple/promos/vista-kampanyasi.html
If you buy a new Mac in Turkey, you get a free copy of Vista.
If you buy a new Mac in Turkey, you get a free copy of Vista.
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Apple giving away Vista for free with new Mac purchase in Turkey...
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It looks like they are giving away Vista Starter Edition, here's a translation as well.
http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=2058949619&size=o
Could this possibly be a test campaign to see if more Macs are purchased? Would they possibly start doing this world wide?
http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=2058949619&size=o
Could this possibly be a test campaign to see if more Macs are purchased? Would they possibly start doing this world wide?
However, it is listed under the Apple campaigns/promos tab, it is showcased on their front page of the Turkey site as well, why would they advertise another companies offerings?
Why in the hell would they do this...anyway...what a shame
Not sure what the
market share is in Turkey, but I would assume it's not much. Ship new iMacs with Boot Camp and Windows installed, people buy the computer since they are used to Windows (and still have lots of Win apps) but get gradually weaned over to the Mac side. Makes sense to me.
Switchers and those who want to run Windows on their Mac. A package deal makes it easier.
Is it even an Apple owned site? Notice how Turkey is not represented on Apple's international routing site: http://store.apple.com/Catalog/US/Images/intlstoreroutingpage.html
That is Apple IMC (Independent Marketing Company). ...It's not Apple.
http://www.apple.com/euro/cemea/
http://www.apple.com/euro/cemea/
Ah, turns our your right it is a reseller. Sorry..I just assumed by the look and everything...you can't trust Digg....
http://www.digg.com/apple/OMG_Apple_Giving_Away_Free_Windows_VISTA_with_Every_Mac
Aren't all Apple sites designed the same?
Or do some still have the old lay out(the one in that link vs Apple US's lay out)?
Or do some still have the old lay out(the one in that link vs Apple US's lay out)?
Once again, this is not Apple's site.
To answer your questions, yes, all Apple sites are designed the same.
Here's the online Apple store for Turkey.
http://estore.apple.com.tr/cgi-bin/WebObjects/AppleStore.woa/wa/mainPage
http://estore.apple.com.tr/cgi-bin/WebObjects/AppleStore.woa/wa/mainPage
It's not Apple themselves, but the IMC is Apple's exclusive official representative in that country. It's not just a random third-party dealer doing this. It's as official as Apple gets in Turkey.
True, but it's still not Apple.
This company's actions cannot be reliably used to predict Apple's acts in the US, or any other country in which Apple officially operates.
How many potential customers do they have in Turkey anyway?
I'd say about just over 71 million.
Well thats the population of Turkey anyway, so why couldn't any Turk be a potential apple customer?
Dang our history books must be outdated, because they specify Turkey as a fairly poor nation.
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Even with this not bwi g a move from Apple HQ it is still very sad to see this happening. Why would any Apple dealer want to give thief customers the world's worst OS?
Even with this not bwi g a move from Apple HQ it is still very sad to see this happening. Why would any Apple dealer want to give thief customers the world's worst OS?