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Creators of anti-Droid ad unmasked (sort of)

It turns out pros are behind the Apple-fanboy spoof ad (above) of the Verizon Droid ad spoofing Apple ads. The Wall Street Journal's Digits blog has an interview with the…

October 29, 2009, 2:29 PM EDT

PC breaks promises, plenty of fashion rules

Apple is moving quickly to try to dampen the early enthusiasm over Microsoft's Windows 7. And this new "Get a Mac" ad, with John Hodgman breaking his promises through the…

October 23, 2009, 8:55 AM EDT

Is there an app to change marathon routes?

E-mail pitches that begin "I am running the Boston Marathon dressed as a giant iPhone on Monday" remind me why I hate living on the route of the famous race.…

April 17, 2009, 8:05 AM EDT

More Microsoft laptop hunters on the prowl

In its ongoing effort to rehabilitate the nerdy, bureaucratic image cemented in consumer minds via the Apple ads, Microsoft has released a couple more "Laptop Hunters" commercials from Crispin Porter…

April 13, 2009, 12:44 PM EDT

HP gets caught in crossfire of PC-Mac battle

This new Microsoft ad by Crispin Porter + Bogusky makes a pretty compelling case for the affordability of PC laptops versus Macs. But it has also riled Apple lovers, and…

March 30, 2009, 8:36 AM EDT

Macs vs. PCs becomes a musical bloodbath

With Apple striking back at Microsoft for striking back at Apple, you know it's just a matter of time before there's blood in the streets. Now, Canada's Accident Factory brings…

October 22, 2008, 8:10 AM EDT

What about those 'I'm a PC' ads, anyway?

We've been oddly silent on Microsoft's new "I'm a PC" ads by Crispin Porter + Bogusky. Probably this is because they're good, and saying Microsoft ads are good is like…

October 6, 2008, 10:47 AM EDT

PC tries an op-ed in his battle against Mac

Apple's done quite a few of these Flash-based PC and Mac ads, but the latest one, designed to run on news sites (and currently live on NYTimes.com), is especially well…

September 10, 2008, 8:13 AM EDT

What's that, someone defending Microsoft?

The Mojave Experiment, a Microsoft PR effort unrelated to the upcoming Crispin campaign, went live at the end of July. In a simple taste-test experiment, they asked people who had…

September 4, 2008, 8:06 AM EDT

What will Jerry Seinfeld do for Microsoft?

I've taken the liberty of writing a script for the first Jerry Seinfeld spot for Microsoft's big upcoming campaign. I set it against a white background. Seinfeld is dressed like…

August 21, 2008, 12:23 PM EDT

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