Microsoft launches Windows XP campaign with ad made on Apple

[jensked]

Microsoft launches Windows XP campaign with ad made on Apple Mac

Tuesday, April 19, 2005 - 05:18 PM EST

Microsoft Corp. today kicked off a new global awareness campaign designed to "showcase how people can explore, enhance and pursue their passions with Windows XP and related technology." It's sort of an "ignore that Apple Mac OS X Tiger stuff" misdirection play.

Microsoft so thoughtfully posted one of the new "Start Something" ads that's part of the new global awareness campaign for Microsoft Windows XP and invites users to click the image for high-res version.

Well, various MacDailyNews readers clicked to view the image, downloaded it and checked the file's info by using iPhoto's "Get Info" and other methods to view the file's EXIF information which shows it was created with "Adobe Photoshop CS Macintosh."

As one reader wrote, "Isn't it ironic? A picture launching their big campaign designed to steal the thunder from Apple - is made on a Mac!"

Microsoft's press release can be found here.

The direct link to the "Start Something" ad (7.4MB) is here.

MacDailyNews Take: Hey, they asked us to "start something," so we did!

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[Viper007Bond]

 

[Roman]

Oh yeah !

Microsoft is only the most successful software idea/engineering thief in history.
It's hard living out a lie without being unmasked.

 

[freerider]

I can see no links :s

But talking about apple and MS. Just got a nice vid
http://users.skynet.be/fa001435/video/renduquicktimeleger.mov

Very good!

Greetz Johan

 

[Roman]

Cool vid ! 8)

 

[Cruzz563]

Haha, the soundtrack makes it very "Toy Story" like.

 

[jayjaya29]

Yeah, that video was pretty kool.

 

[bihus]

Haha, the soundtrack makes it very "Toy Story" like.

Yep. I think it was on purpose.

Great video.

Oh, and a big :lol: at the picture. :lol:

 

[jensked]

sound track is Randy Newman, it's just a normal song, but Toy Story 2 also used it.