Gateway Computers heeft met nieuwe advertenties rechtstreeks de aanval geopend op Apples iMac. In een grootschalige TV-campagne worden eerdere Apple reclames geparodieerd en wordt Gateways nieuwe Profile 4 all-in-one PC rechtstreeks vergeleken met de iMac. De campagne moet mede een antwoord vormen op Apples 'switch' campagne die bedoeld is om mensen te laten overstappen van PC's naar Macs. Met slogans als "Did we mention the Profile 4 costs less than the iMac?" en "It's a close contest. Until you turn them on" wil Gateway hier tegenwicht aan bieden. Desalniettemin zetten sommige analisten vraagtekens bij de campagne van het bedrijf:
"Since 1984, Apple has had at least four or five ad campaigns that targeted PCs," Williams said. "To our knowledge, this is the first time a PC maker has gone after Apple." While that isn't a bad idea, "Gateway would have been better off doing its own ads promoting the Profile 4," Baker said. "Typically when you do a comparison kind of ad, you're doing that to try and steal sales from a successful product. It doesn't make a lot of sense to go after iMac's small market share."
De goedkoopste Profile 4 kost 300 dollar minder dan de goedkoopste iMac. Overige modellen zijn min of meer gelijk geprijsd. Zie voor meer informatie het artikel op News.com.
"Since 1984, Apple has had at least four or five ad campaigns that targeted PCs," Williams said. "To our knowledge, this is the first time a PC maker has gone after Apple." While that isn't a bad idea, "Gateway would have been better off doing its own ads promoting the Profile 4," Baker said. "Typically when you do a comparison kind of ad, you're doing that to try and steal sales from a successful product. It doesn't make a lot of sense to go after iMac's small market share."