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Microsoft Causes Internal Family Strife

Posted by kdawson on from the what-were-they-thinking-if-anything dept.

techmuse writes "Fresh from its ad featuring Bill Gates and Jerry Seinfeld eating churros and discussing shoes, Microsoft has introduced a new advertisement in which the aging former CEO and comedian take up residence with a family, causing infighting and malicious plots by the family members. Although the ad does not mention Microsoft's operating system directly, it does mirror the real world experience of the company's products — appearing where not wanted, hard to remove, causing administration headaches, and finally being forced out in hopes of getting one's living space back."

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  1. Here's a longer version by jmcbain · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    This is another version, slightly longer than the one posted.

  2. Re:I want to see one by mwlewis · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Fox News can't touch DailyKos for vitriolic bias.

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  3. Re:i'm no MS fan, but... by PriceIke · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Funny you should mention Stride .. I remember an Orbit chewing gum commercial where a guy driving a car starts chewing a piece of gum, then begins admiring himself teeth in the rear view mirror while his car drives headlong into a building, plowing through wall after wall while the driver is blissfully grinning at his own teeth in the mirror. I can't seem to find it on YouTube unfortunately. But I laughed. But not as hard as I laughed at this commercial for some kind of Tide stain remover: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgtfC5LBAW4 I kept backing it up and rewatching it over and over. It's just my kind of funny, I guess.

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  4. Re:i'm no MS fan, but... by Gilmoure · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I like the Toohey's Beer Trebuchet ad.

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