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Microsoft PR Rep is the Switcher
Here's a followup to our
earlier story
about Microsoft's "inverse switch" campaign. The AP tracked down the switcher and spoke with her:
she's an employee at a Microsoft public relations firm but says she actually did switch from Mac to Windows. Microsoft's
page
is still 404 (but Google's
cache
still works).
The interesting part to me is that the AP "tracked Mallinson by examining personal data hidden within documents that Microsoft had published with its controversial ad." Hmmmmmm.
(Kudos to obidonn, the first to
demonstrate
the use of a stock photo, which piqued interest in this story.
As of noon EDT Oct. 15, other
stock
photos
are still being used in anonymous Microsoft "testimonials.")
It was not that great an ad in the first place, but beyond that, come on, it was advertizing, and a pretty fluff piece at that. Do we expect some big shocking expose here that shows how Albert Einstien, despite his prominet appearance in Apple ads, never in fact owned a Macintosh! Oh the shame! Oh the horror! How low will they stoop just to sell computers! I mean, with the life-and-death issues going on in the world we are supposed to get upset that it wasn't the real picture of the person and that she had ties to the ad agency that created the ad. Oh the horror! I bet she was even paid to write that ad! How incredibly mercenary it was of her!