[Am-info] Fwd: [IP] Microsoft Shows 85% Profit Margins for Windows

Mitch Stone mitch@accidentalexpert.com
Tue, 19 Nov 2002 19:19:38 -0800


Thanks, I had not seen the "Life is short" ad, only heard about it. If 
you've ever watched TV in the UK, you know they're far more tolerate of 
risque situation and grim humor then are we Americans. This one is over 
the top, even by British standards. It is one seriously crass piece of 
work.

Mitch

On Tuesday, November 19, 2002, at 06:55 PM, Paul Rickard wrote:

>    I have two of the dumbest MS ads ever seen on the MSBC site... The
> X-BOX "Life is Short" campaign that was banned from TV in Britain, and 
> an
> even dumber spot advocating the undergarment security features in 
> Office
> XP, also done for the European market. http://www.msboycott.com/media/ 
> .
> You'll know the ones I mean when you see the list.