American McDonald's Wi-Fi Pamphlet a Failed Attempt at Windows vs. Mac Debate?

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

McDonald's step-by-step guide for customers who 'need more help' to make a Wi-Fi connection makes a graphic statement about Windows vs. Mac.

This screenshot represents a pamphlet that is in circulation in American McDonald’s restaurants. It is a guide on how to access their free Wi-Fi service. Before you call this a Mac win – like many Apple fan boys must have today, McDonald's forgot to mention Windows 7. Was that deliberate, or is configuring Windows 7 so easy that no guide is needed or is the guide outdated?

If we zoom into the Mac instructions, it says:

    1. Click on the airport icons and select turn AirPort on.
    2. Select McDonald’s Free Wi-Fi from the list of available wireless networks
    3. Open your internet browser and you will reach the McDonald’s Free Wi-Fi landing page.

Windows 7 users were not included in the pamphlet, but here is just how easy it is to set up in Windows 7.

  1. Click on the Wi-Fi Icon in the notification area
  2. Select McDonald’s free Wi-Fi from the list (Note: I am not at McDonald’s at the moment but this very procedure applies.)
    Wifi
  3. Open your internet browser and you will reach the McDonald’s Free Wi-Fi landing page.

It is easy for Windows 7 users to access wireless networks. So what do you think? Was McDonald’s weighing into a Mac vs. PC debate, or is this an outdated pamphlet (probably before Windows 7 was released) or is Windows 7 so easy to set up that it requires no instruction?

Let’s hear your thoughts!

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