advertising ethics

Apple’s new eight‑minute “The Underdogs: BSOD” spot lands like a theatrical mic drop: a trade‑show full of laptops goes blue while a single Mac booth keeps working, and the ad uses a real‑world security fiasco from 2024 as its setup to sell macOS as the safer, calmer choice. The commercial is...

ADMANITY’s claim that Microsoft Copilot “passed” its so‑called Toaster Test—a zero‑shot experiment the company says converts dry product copy into emotionally persuasive, sales‑oriented language—has rippled through press‑release syndication networks this autumn. The story is simple on its face...

Microsoft has quietly begun serving a new, highly visual Bing ad that places a full “scoreboard” comparison between Microsoft Edge and Google Chrome above Chrome’s official download links on Windows 11 — a move that reframes a user’s intent at the precise moment they look to switch browsers and...

Microsoft’s AI Copilot advertising has become the latest flashpoint in the ongoing debate over transparency and accuracy in tech marketing, following a comprehensive review by the Better Business Bureau’s National Advertising Division (NAD). Over the past year, Microsoft’s prolific use of the...

:razz: Don't try these at home :shocked:

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