Magazine Microsoft Office Dino Ads are really bad - rethink them

[dont]

The Dinosaur ads for Microsoft Office are about the worst ad in my issues of
Time Magazine. Does anyone at Microsoft have any idea that the ads portray
Microsoft as the clunky Dinosaur? Does Microsoft look to any general public
on a campaign such as this? It's bad! Yes, I notice it. Yes, I'm
embarrassed to be a Microsoft Office user!

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This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the
suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I
Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this
link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then
click "I Agree" in the message pane.

http://www.microsoft.com/office/com...-fc13571940d2&dg=microsoft.public.office.misc

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

You are not a dinosaur if you use Microsoft Office.
Apparently, you missed the message in the ad.

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User
Microsoft Community Newsgroups
news://msnews.microsoft.com/

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| The Dinosaur ads for Microsoft Office are about the worst ad in my issues of
| Time Magazine. Does anyone at Microsoft have any idea that the ads portray
| Microsoft as the clunky Dinosaur? Does Microsoft look to any general public
| on a campaign such as this? It's bad! Yes, I notice it. Yes, I'm
| embarrassed to be a Microsoft Office user!

 

[Gary Smith]

Those of us who ARE dinosuars are terribly, terribly offended by these
ads. We're all moving to Open Office. Such blatent speciesism must not
be tolerated!

 

[Bob I]

Bummer, some of "us" users could give a rodents rectum about
advertising. BTW, was it perchance the same "dinosaur" that Windows
provides as an alternate cursor selection?

 

[Beth Melton]

Heh, there are a few of us who are frustrated with Suggestion posts
that have nothing to do with the Office applications. The Suggestion
type post is not intended for comments/suggestions on the Microsoft
web site since these peer-to-peer newsgroups can do nothing about them
and Microsoft rarely frequents these newsgroups...

Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for
assistance by email can not be acknowledged.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Beth Melton

 

[Beth Melton]

The Suggestion post you used is intended for suggestions/wishes for
the Office applications - not the Microsoft web site.

You'll have better luck getting your opinion heard if you use this
link for your feedback:
https://support.microsoft.com/commo...page=1&WS=mscom&url=http://www.microsoft.com/

Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for
assistance by email can not be acknowledged.

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Beth Melton
Microsoft Office MVP

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