My favorite humorous (or "humorous" if you are a touchy about
Windows) take on the second ad came from a recent posting on
Slashdot
<http://entertainment.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/09/12/1328211>
"... Microsoft has introduced a new advertisement in which the aging
former CEO and comedian take up residence with a family, causing
infighting and malicious plots by the family members. Although the ad
does not mention Microsoft's operating system directly, it does mirror
the real world experience of the company's products — appearing where
not wanted, hard to remove, causing administration headaches, and
finally being forced out in hopes of getting one's living space back."
I think I get it. This is a $300M ad campaign about nothing.
It is MS's way of showing us its power. By burning $300M on
this like it was nothing it proves they are powerful.
You're right, nobody else has ever done ads where the intent isn't
obvious.
The only possible reason for these ads is to show how powerful MS is.
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