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Re: [Monopoly] Microsoft's 'I'm a PC' ad images made on Macs

After takin' a swig o' grog, Homer belched out this bit o' wisdom:

> Verily I say unto thee, that nessuno@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx spake thusly:
>> On Sep 19, 7:43 pm, Sinister Midget <fardblos...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>> http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBas...
>>>
>>>    September 18, 2008 (Computerworld)  Several digital images that
>>>    Microsoft Corp. has posted on its Web site to trumpet its new "I'm a
>>>    PC" advertising campaign were actually created on Macs, according to
>>>    the files' originating-software stamp.
>>
>> Not to mention...
>> 
>> "Of course, it?s also ironic that they chose Seinfeld, who was not
>> only featured in a Think Different ad by Apple back at the height of
>> his popularity (below), but that Seinfeld also prominently displayed
>> Macs in his fictitious apartment throughout the entire run of his TV
>> show."
>> 
>> http://www.roughlydrafted.com/2008/09/18/microsofts-300-million-ad-campaign-tumbles-with-new-pc-ads/#more-2533
>
> Truly desperate times for the Vole.
>
> How embarrassing. They should really try to die with dignity.

Actually, if it ever came to that, I wouldn't be surprised that
Microsoft get a government bailout.

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