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News: New Get a Mac Ads Jab Windows 7 (The Mac Observer) Apple’s latest Get a Mac ads rolled out on October 22, the same day that Windows 7 launched, and by no small coincidence the take jabs at Microsoft’s latest OS. The three new commercials feature John Hodgmann and Justin Long in their familiar roles as PC and Mac. News: Chrome for Mac Gets QuickTime Support (The Mac Observer) The latest pre-release version of Google’s Chrome Web browser for the Macintosh is a little more functional

Microsoft has long been prickly about Apple's inspired " Get a Mac " ad campaign; Chairman Bill Gates once accused Apple of "lying" with the TV spots. Now the tables have turned , and Microsoft is unabashedly gleeful to get under Apple's skin. The Redmond, Washington software company has been running an as series called "Laptop Hunters" designed to make the point that Macs are expensive. The ads made Apple finally snap, says Microsoft COO Kevin Turner (pictured): Two weeks ago we got