Sometimes I feel really sorry for Microsoft. They just can’t get a break these days.
Apparently, peering into the metadata in the new Microsoft “I’m a PC” ad reveals that the video itself was produced on a Mac.
Ouch.
Here’s an article that goes into some detail.
Update: apparently the metadata appeared in the promotional photos for the ad on Microsoft’s website, not necessarily in the ad itself. Microsoft has since scrubbed the metadata from the photos.
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A. Acevedo
November 5th, 2008 at 5:17 am
Funny! I’m a relatively recent convert to Mac myself, because of the self-contained feel of the company’s services, as well as the fact that the OS X platform is apparently more stable than it’s PC counterpart(s). I mean, who can beat Apple Care? It’s directly from the company that built the device, and a reasonable price as insurance for $1800 pieces of technology hardware go (I’ve been using a MacBook Pro lately BTW).
This whole back & forth ad thing kind of reminds me of the Coca Cola vs. Pepsi years ago.