Microsoft uses baseball legend Pete Rose to show why using Google Docs is risky

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Microsoft has been really pulling out the stops with its advertisements lately. First it was that raucous wedding ad that poked fun at Samsung and Apple. Then, just last week came the hilarious and crazy Windows 8 videos of people shaving watermelons and playing ping pong with their butts. Now, they’re using big-name baseball legends… Read More…

Microsoft posts weird Windows 8 commercials, then promptly takes them down

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Update: Microsoft’s crazy, brilliant Windows 8 ads are now live It appears Microsoft either made a mistake by posting new Windows commercials or was just flat-out embarrassed by the initial response. On Wednesday afternoon, both Neowin and WPCentral noticed that Microsoft uploaded three new spots to the official Windows YouTube channel. The ads, titled “Windows 8 Training… Read More…

See how this UW football print ad comes to life with your smartphone

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Many out there believe print media is doomed, and that no one needs to pick up a newspaper when everything is available for free — well, sometimes — on the Internet. But what about something that combines a little bit of both worlds? The University of Washington Athletics Department is trying just that with a… Read More…

Pogs, Tamagotchis and Lunchables: New Microsoft IE ad takes a trip down memory lane

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Oh, man. My 22-year-old self just watched the new Microsoft advertisement above and the nostalgia is flowing like a Capri Sun. Everything kids in the 90s grew up with — The Oregon Trail, Hungry Hungry Hippos, Super Soakers — are all featured in a clever new advertisement that hopes convince people to use Internet Explorer again,… Read More…

Microsoft Surface destroys iPad in hilarious fake ad

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You’ve probably come across Apple’s clever new iPad mini advertisement featuring the two-hand duet from “Heart and Soul.” I thought it was clever and creative — typical of Apple ads. But a spoof of the ad featuring Microsoft’s Surface posted yesterday on YouTube had me cracking up. Produced by Seattle-based Cinesaurus, the video starts just… Read More…