Microsoft Marketing

David Crow

I saw that before/after ad. It was good. I thought the photos (i.e., angry wife vs. wife + kid) were a good touch.

"The words of God are not like the oak leaf which dies and falls to the earth, but like the pine tree which stays green forever." - Native American Proverb

Jim Crafton

Ahh, the female Ceylon-android-watchamacallit babe. Yeah, she's not too shabby! ¡El diablo está en mis pantalones! ¡Mire, mire! Real Mentats use only 100% pure, unfooled around with Sapho Juice(tm)! SELECT * FROM User WHERE Clue > 0 0 rows returned Save an Orange - Use the VCF!

David Crow

Jim Crafton wrote:

Is it just me, or am I reading more into this than there really is?

I don't find the ad insulting at all. It doesn't require any brain power to process the ad or its intent. We all know what a dinosaur is and know that it equates to something old. Life is too short to be wasting time reading something into an ad that may (or may not) be there in the first place.

"The words of God are not like the oak leaf which dies and falls to the earth, but like the pine tree which stays green forever." - Native American Proverb

Jim Crafton

Well I guess what I was wondering at, was to put myself in the place of the person who might approve these ads. And that person's job (I suspect, I don't actually know) would be to think of stuff like this. After all, isn't the point of the ad to convey a particular message as clearly as possible, in a way that's most guaranteed to get the customer to purchase whatever the ad is selling? And that's why I thought the ad's were less than effective. ¡El diablo está en mis pantalones! ¡Mire, mire! Real Mentats use only 100% pure, unfooled around with Sapho Juice(tm)! SELECT * FROM User WHERE Clue > 0 0 rows returned Save an Orange - Use the VCF!

Maximilien

Evolution goes against Intelligent Design ... there is no evolution, Office was created by an act of god. :|

Maximilien Lincourt Your Head A Splode - Strong Bad

Jim Crafton

Hey maybe Office is an Act of God! Or better yet, maybe that applies to Blotus Gotes: "IBM's Lotus Notes - an Act of God so severe you could file an insurance claim against it!" ¡El diablo está en mis pantalones! ¡Mire, mire! Real Mentats use only 100% pure, unfooled around with Sapho Juice(tm)! SELECT * FROM User WHERE Clue > 0 0 rows returned Save an Orange - Use the VCF!

Paul Watson

Well, when you are being pedantic you'd better cover your arse ;) regards, Paul Watson Ireland Colib and ilikecameras. K(arl) wrote: oh, and BTW, CHRISTIAN ISN'T A PARADOX, HE IS A TASMANIAN!

Paul Watson

Jim Crafton wrote:

Ceylon

I love ceylon tea... Oh dear, I am never going to be able to see a Cylon on BSG and not think about Ceylon tea again. Thanks Jim. :-D regards, Paul Watson Ireland Colib and ilikecameras. K(arl) wrote: oh, and BTW, CHRISTIAN ISN'T A PARADOX, HE IS A TASMANIAN!

code frog 0

Jim Crafton wrote:

I personally disagree with this.

That's good and for you that's fine. You should disagree. I have a doctor who's a client who's running the latest Oracle database server. He needs optimum performance and the fastest resources he can get. His 3 year old server isn't a great choice. He know's it. I know it.

Context is everything. Your context is fine for you. Joe's context is fine for him. Don't go telling the whole world three years old is fine. In many cases you will be wrong. In every case all parties involved will need to make that decision.

Some assembly required. Code-frog System Architects, Inc.

David Stone

Most proponents of ID still accept Microevolution as truth. It's just the Macroevolution that they have problems with.
I went out there, in search of experience,
To taste and to touch and to feel as much
As a man can, before he repents...
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David Stone

As I said to Marc, most proponents of ID believe that macroevolution is bogus...but still accept that microevolution is true.
I went out there, in search of experience,
To taste and to touch and to feel as much
As a man can, before he repents...
-The Wanderer, Johnny Cash & U2Signature Area - Any changes made to the current sig will be saved

James Gupta

LOL! So does that imply he just gave up, quit programming, went out and got married and began rock climbing? It kind of makes you wonder who designs the ads, and how they get approved. ¡El diablo está en mis pantalones! ¡Mire, mire! Real Mentats use only 100% pure, unfooled around with Sapho Juice(tm)! LOL no hes still in the office - just slightly different effects, implying he now has a life - his wife is not pissed with him, he has a hobby etc because he can get programming done faster and more efficiently hehe (apparantly)

William Penington

I thought it was the Devil who was evil.:laugh: William Penington

JimmyRopes

Who is Jenna Jameson? I'm on-line therefore I am. JimmyRopes

Jim Crafton

Google is your friend, but I wouldn't do the search at work :) ¡El diablo está en mis pantalones! ¡Mire, mire! Real Mentats use only 100% pure, unfooled around with Sapho Juice(tm)! SELECT * FROM User WHERE Clue > 0 0 rows returned Save an Orange - Use the VCF!

Kythen

Bah! Who needs her when you have the far more respectable duo of Jewel Staite and Morena Baccarin? :-D

Jim Crafton

I'm afraid to google for them at work - can you fill me in as to who they are? ¡El diablo está en mis pantalones! ¡Mire, mire! Real Mentats use only 100% pure, unfooled around with Sapho Juice(tm)! SELECT * FROM User WHERE Clue > 0 0 rows returned Save an Orange - Use the VCF!

Kythen

They are a pair of lovely actresses from Firefly. (All links are work-safe IMDB pages) Morena Baccarin[^] plays Inara Serra Jewel Staite[^] plays Kaylee Frye Gina Torres[^] isn't bad either! :)

Jim Crafton

Ahh, OK I remember, if I had to pick, Gina Torres is SMOKIN'! :) ¡El diablo está en mis pantalones! ¡Mire, mire! Real Mentats use only 100% pure, unfooled around with Sapho Juice(tm)! SELECT * FROM User WHERE Clue > 0 0 rows returned Save an Orange - Use the VCF!

JimmyRopes

Oh, that Jenna Jameson! I'm on-line therefore I am. JimmyRopes