New Microsoft ‘I’m a PC’ Ads Made on a Mac
After scrapping its ill-received Seinfeld ads, Microsoft is moving on to phase 2 of its new Windows ad campaign with spots designed to combat Apple’s “I’m a PC” mockery.
The ads are actually pretty good and do undercut Apple’s message a bit, making the Cupertino crew look like elitist snobs, which, judging by current culture, is a very bad thing.
But elitist or no, Macs are popular with graphic designers. In fact, for the ultimate irony, it would see that at least some of Microsoft’s new ads were made with Macs. Computer World reports that several of the digital images that Microsoft posted on its Web site were, according to the files’ originating-software stamp, actually created on Macs. Whoops.
Even if you’re not a fan of the new Microsoft ads, look at the bright side, at least those bizarre and slightly disturbing Jerry Seinfeld ads are gone for good.
If you haven’t seen the new “I’m a PC” ads, here’s the three that are currently available:
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