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Microsoft lying in an advert? Impossible! They've never had to resort to that before! http://www.curi.us/1571-lying-microsoft-advertising http://www.curi.us/15

• k3n 13y ago
  I ranted about them fairly recently... https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6407397 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6407397
• cwoods 13y ago
  >http://modmyi.com/content/10764-microsoft-bashes-apple-samsung-new-nokia-lumia-commercial.html http://modmyi.com/content/10764-microsoft-bashes-apple-samsu... I am lost. What's the alleged lie here? Also, two of your links leads to the ad which wrongly compares the screen size of diagonal length is bigger. However, when Google wrongfully claims a Chromebox with a Celeron is running a Intel Core(TM) Processor, no one cares or makes big blog post on HN about it. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4046964 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4046964
  • RyanZAG 13y ago
    My bad, I was trying to link to the Lumia 920 advert where they apologized for lying after the fact. Here is a better link: http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-09-06/hardware/33648559_1_lumia-pureview-camera-issues-apology http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-09-06/hardw... The advert was apparently done by a Microsoft affiliated marketing firm, so it made sense (to me) to include it. In regards to your second point, Google and others often make mistakes in their adverts. Microsoft creates deliberate lies and seeks to create confusion and falsehood. Much like your post, to be honest. Have you considered a job on Microsoft's marketing department? I believe they are desperately seeking talent.
    • jmspring 13y ago
      Affiliated marketing firm means MSFT made the claim or guilt by association? The Lumia 920 camera issue was wholly the responsibility of Nokia, thus why they issued the statement. It doesn't seem unusual that partners on a device might share marketing firms, so this link as an example is a bit of a stretch.
    • cwoods 13y ago
      >The advert was apparently done by a Microsoft affiliated marketing firm, so it made sense (to me) to include it. Reference? >In regards to your second point, Google and others often make mistakes in their adverts. So when Google claims the Chromebox has a Core processor, it's an unintentional mistake, but when Microsoft says a 10.1" screen is bigger than a 9.7" one, it's a deliberate lie. >Much like your post, to be honest. Have you considered a job on Microsoft's marketing department? I believe they are desperately seeking talent. Why the personal attacks?
• tzs 13y ago
  Link 1: complains of misleading screen comparison. Microsoft compared diagonal size, but due to aspect ratio differences the screen with the larger diagonal size actually has less area. This could plausibly be called a lie. Link 2: complains that some of the things shown in the "To the Cloud" ads do not involve storage on a third party server, and says this means they have nothing to do with the cloud. Also complains that the things in the ad that do involve storage on a third party server have been done before, and so somehow it is wrong for Microsoft to say that they do them. Link 3: Makes no specific claim of Microsoft lying. Just gives a transcript of The Guardian talking to a Microsoft person at CES, and asserts that it must be full of lies because it is from Microsoft. (Which is amusing, because Techrights is just rebranded Boycott Novell, probably the most lie filled tech-related site on the web). Link 4: same claim as link #1. Link 5: video does not play. Link 6: Does not claim that Microsoft is lying. It is just reporting that they did an ad making fun of the competition. Link 7: Getting an error now, so I can't verify, but I got to it earlier and on a first quick read it looked like it was just complaining about bashing a competitor. Your links do not really do a good job of supporting your argument.