Advertising

The Seattle Times Company

NWjobs | NWautos | NWhomes | NWsource | Free Classifieds | seattletimes.com

The Seattle Times

Business / Technology


Our network sites seattletimes.com | Advanced

Microsoft Pri0

Welcome to Microsoft Pri0: That's Microspeak for top priority, and that's the news and observations you'll find here from Seattle Times technology reporter Sharon Chan.

Blog Home | E-mail Sharon | RSS feeds Subscribe | Twitter feed | Brier Dudley's Blog

July 1, 2009 at 3:04 PM

Comments (11)     E-mail E-mail article      Print Print view      Share Share

Update: Microsoft pulls nauseating Internet Explorer ad

Posted by Sharon Chan

Update 1:52 p.m.: Microsoft has pulled its online ad for Internet Explorer 8, after complaints from viewers that it was too foul.

According to a statement from the company:

"We make a point of listening to our customers. We created the OMGIGP video as a tongue-in-cheek look at the InPrivate Browsing feature of Internet Explorer 8, using the same irreverent humor that our customers told us they liked about other components of the Internet Explorer 8 marketing campaign. While much of the feedback to this particular piece of creative was positive, some of our customers found it offensive, so we have removed it."

One of the commenters below, quincompoix, has posted a link to the video elsewhere if you still want to see it.

Earlier: Microsoft continues to launch online videos to promote its Web browser Internet Explorer 8. The latest features actor Dean Cain again and vomit. There is a lot of projectile puke in this video, like Monty Python levels of regurgitation.

A wife gets online after her husband has used the computer, and is so horrified by what she sees, she repeatedly spits up on the floor. He slips, falls on the floor, and she continues to spit up on him. The tag line is O.M.G.I.G.P., as in "Oh my god, I'm gonna puke."

The ad promotes Internet Explorer's privacy browsing feature, which many have dubbed a porn mode. It allows the user to browse without leaving a trail in the browser.

To check out the earlier IE8 ads, click here.

Copyright © 2009 The Seattle Times Company

E-mail E-mail article      Print Print view      Share Share

Get a life, it's funny.  Posted on July 3, 2009 at 10:26 AM by kirkland1979. Jump to comment
I think it's funny, but Dean Cain makes it kind of creepy.  Posted on July 4, 2009 at 10:30 PM by BaconFat. Jump to comment
Here's a (currently) active link to the video, for the curious. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xB9fhjnJcB0  Posted on July 2, 2009 at 11:27 AM by quincompoix. Jump to comment

Recent entries

Nov 3, 09 - 9:01 PM
Microsoft's MSN gets a makeover -- and how

Oct 27, 09 - 6:37 PM
I'm a PC and this vacation was my idea

Oct 27, 09 - 9:41 AM
Microsoft cancels sponsorship of "Family Guy" show

Oct 23, 09 - 4:04 PM
Apple ads: Switch to a Mac instead of Microsoft Windows 7

Oct 23, 09 - 8:40 AM
Microsoft earnings: Bottom may have passed, division details from conference call

Advertising

Advertising

 
Most read
Most commented
Most e-mailed
 
 

Advertising

Browse the archives

July 2009

June 2009

May 2009

April 2009

March 2009

February 2009

Blog roll