Microsoft TV Ads: Clone Wars The Next Step
September 18th 2008 03:56
They say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Others say it's a desperate attempt at attention from people out of ideas who have been soundly whipped by the new bully in the schoolyard. That bully is Apple, and with the resounding panning of the new advertising campaign from Microsoft, Bill Gates is poised to flatter the pants off Steve Jobs.
In the new ads, A man dressed very much like the original PC guy from the Apple ads lets it be known how he feels about being portrayed as a whiny stereotype, by stereotypically whining about it. Microsoft will attempt to portray themselves as the hard done by underdogs, calling upon the nerd brigade to rally around the Windows logo and defend their platform. This action could trigger a computing fanboy civil war... and let's face it, the losses from both sides would improve state of the human race significantly.
The ads will also likely star Microsoft employees, with the article reporting that even their email addresses will be shown. You know how this will turn out.
The ads are due tomorrow and we'll eagerly await the public reaction.
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