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Monday, November 3, 2008

The Onion: Microsoft Ad Campaign Crashing Nation's Televisions


The Onion: Microsoft Ad Campaign Crashing Nation's Televisions

October 27, 2008 Issue 44•44


Webmaster’s note: I would have posted this earlier however, when Microsoft was not crashing, my computer was running so slowly, I lost patience. KED

WASHINGTON—According to an FCC report released Monday, a new $300 million Microsoft ad campaign is responsible for causing televisions all across the country to unexpectedly crash.

The Microsoft ads, which began airing earlier this week, are being blamed for generating critical system errors in more than 70 million televisions. In addition, thousands of frustrated Americans said that the ads have caused their TVs to become unresponsive, their screens to turn blue, and a small box with the message "terminal application error" to suddenly appear.

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The new ad campaign, which features footage of everyday Americans using PCs, was launched as an upgrade to the poorly performing Jerry Seinfeld and Bill Gates commercials, which suffered unspecified failures in two-thirds of U.S. households. Microsoft pulled the defective ads in mid-September, but the move came too late, as countless televisions had already been infected with viruses and spyware.

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When that failed, many television owners said they were left with no other option but to manually restart their devices.

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Recent frustrations with Microsoft have not been limited to its television ads, however. Earlier this week, a billboard promoting the company's latest Windows platform angered hundreds in Detroit when it fell onto three cars, instantly killing all passengers.


Read the entire article here: Microsoft Ad Campaign Crashing Nation's Televisions

http://www.theonion.com/content/news/microsoft_ad_campaign_crashing

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