Anyone else embarrassed by Microsoft's new "Fly on the wall at Cupertino" adverts?

[stalemate1]

To be fair they do have a point, Apple does not really change much except for ios7.

 

[rdubmu]

I thought that the ads were effective but were not that funny. It was more of a joke than anything, not an add. I didn't find it in poor taste either.

Did I find them funny, just a little bit.

 

[montsa007]

I see the future and was told by evaleaks that,
Apple coming up with Iphone 6 next year, made of 18k Rose Gold, Sterling Silver and aluminium and it will have a retina scanner, the other features include
-8MP Camera
-Retina Display
-Same length/Width
-Same battery
-Fingerprint scanner
-Pretty much the design & everything else stays same

We've added a lot of nothing inside it so the price has to go up and yes, Iphone 5c, 5s are being discontinued.

The best Iphone, ever.

Seriously?

I have a hunch that all of these is funded by NSA.

Now, am not sure where these fingerprint database is stored, I hope they have a bulletproof server else its gonna be a bad time if some tosser breaks into it.
Its not about fruits anymore.

 

[rdubmu]

Now, am not sure where these fingerprint database is stored, I hope they have a bulletproof server else its gonna be a bad time if some tosser breaks into it.
Its not about fruits anymore.

I believe they said on the presentation that the fingerprint will be stored on the device only.

 

[montsa007]

I believe they said on the presentation that the fingerprint will be stored on the device only.

And you believed it?

 

[evilrob]

First off- welcome to our forums. I have never seen a "introductions" thread so popular. You will fit in.

Cheers! I've been made to feel very welcome, and I've been genuinely amazed at how much time and effort must have gone into some of the replies I've received.

Everyone's been pretty awesome so far. I think I'm going to like it here!

 

[LastBattle]

Apple have been making a tons of Mac vs PC ads that's worst.

 

[Nogitsune Micah]

Not really. their marketing choices have no effect on me. I thought it was humorous but a little long winded,

 

[BIGPADDY]

I want to see the video put it been pulled. :/

 

[evilrob]

I want to see the video put it been pulled. :/

Mirror of one of the ads:
iphone new parody A fly on the wall in Cupertino - YouTube

 

[evilrob]

“The video was intended to be a light-hearted poke at our friends from Cupertino. But it was off the mark, and we’ve decided to pull it down.”

 

[BIGPADDY]

Mirror of one of the ads:
iphone new parody A fly on the wall in Cupertino - YouTube

Thanks

 

[BIGPADDY]

Mirror of one of the ads:
iphone new parody A fly on the wall in Cupertino - YouTube

It was boring

 

[chezm]

Ya it was a very bad attempt to insult Apple...MS needs to try and be creative not lame.

 

[rdubmu]

And you believed it?

well, yes. Why wouldn't I?

 

[freestaterocker]

After watching them, I'm not entirely sure that they are meant to be ads at all. As has been commented on at great length, the quality is lacking, the production is awful, and it's just generally all-around bad. There's also no Microsoft branding, just the #timetoswitch tag at the end. This is entirely unlike MS's recent advertising efforts. Maybe this was supposed to be a joke around MS that was accidentally tagged as public?

This. I think the video(s) got made unofficially and got out somehow. Somebody at MS overstepped their boundaries and probably lost their job over it.

 

[fatclue_98]

Me thinks the posters doth protest too much.

Move on, there are more important things in the world to worry about like world hunger or why the **** did the Heat sign Michael "Blunt" Beasley?

 

[smoledman]

Looks like MS Marketing department has gone "rogue". I see heads rolling. There is no way Joe B would have approved of this.

 

[Dave Blake]

Hate to break it to ya but it's not just you. I'm right there with you.

I think everyone else who thinks this "isn't cool" is taking it too seriously. If the humor wasn't your cup of tea then that's fine. But why would I be embarrassed by this? I'd be far more embarrassed to pull out my iPhone in public after seeing the new golden iBling 5S crap Apple pulled.

I am in this camp... The first time I seen the video I almost fell out of my chair I was laughing so hard.

 

[Reflexx]

It was probably meant to be internal. Like the Gates/Ballmer Night at the Roxbury video.