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Microsoft Uses "I'm a PC" Character In New Ads
arcticstoat writes to tell us that in the wake of their largely unsuccessful Jerry Seinfeld ad campaign Microsoft is setting their sights directly on recent Apple ads by featuring the "I'm a PC" character in their new advertising campaign. "He then follows this with another phrase, such as 'and I've been made into a stereotype' before the advert shifts to a range of people performing a diverse assortment of jobs, all of which also say they're a PC. Among those featured are astronaut Bernard Harris, as well as religious author Deepak Chopra and 'Desperate Housewives' actress Eva Longoria. The ad also features a wide range of anonymous people, including a shark diver, a teacher and a guy with a beard."
Oh... the Apple ads are supposed to be funny? Huh.
The ironic part is that the fun, easy to use Mac can only point out that it "runs Microsoft Office just as well as [PC]," but otherwise has to pretty much lie about PCs and that they're good for work only (which is odd considering how small the Mac game library is compared to PCs).
Oh well.
Majave?
I didn't know they had internets in Mozambique, let alone an MS distributor.