i cant even watch it.. even if it's fake vomit. haha.
Bob Waltman
· 4 months ago
The video is definitely disturbing but you have to give Microsoft some points for at least trying to be controversial and getting away from nice and safe. But yeah yuch:(
sujamthe
· 4 months ago
It just reminds me IE is puky compared to Firefox. This might be a win for the agency who may hv committed to video viewership as their ROI. It doesn't mean it drove mesg adoption and increased IE8 downloads better than they wud hv been w/o this ad.
Laura
· 4 months ago
Whoa. Was that Superman?
iTbay
· 4 months ago
its something people will remember & link it to the product.
Chuck Norris, the strongest man alive in HUMAN history, would have puked to if he was using IE8 - its like kryptonite to him. He eases his pain with this http://www.google.com/chrome
The Real Superman is Chuck Norris!
Justin Thompson
· 4 months ago
Are we sure she wasn't puking because that's what IE does all over the designs of many websites?
$rand(21)
· 4 months ago
Haha probably.
Noxn Xon
· 4 months ago
I sense a mayor disturbance in the force. #O.M.G.I.G.P
M Super Hero
· 4 months ago
IE sucks, let be 8 or V 1000 it will still suck,, it is so heavy, and buggy.
Mike Murray
· 4 months ago
The ads are pretty well done, even the Vomit one was good... tho gross. Certainly atypical for such a status quo computer company.
paramendra
· 4 months ago
This had to be pre-planned. Myself going to view for the first time. Thanks for drawing my attention. You just did Microsoft's bidding. :-)
$rand(21)
· 4 months ago
It's really not that bad.
Jermaine Holmes
· 4 months ago
Lol...yeah it'll generate some views, but how many will be convertible? Ppl will be talking, but it still wont solve the image that most people still has about IE8--including myself. It's the most targeted browser for malicious attacks; slow to update; not as customizable as Firefox; feels unsafe just using it. Almost everyday or week you hear about a security hole in IE. No puking viral video can change their image.
Brad F.
· 4 months ago
It got their message out there, but at the same time, the fact that IE8 is now mentally linked with vomit and porn probably isn't that great a thing. It sucks, and now people are going to think it sucks more. So, the idea of making a viral video was a good one. They just went about it the wrong way. I'll stick with Chrome.
mark
· 4 months ago
i vom when i use IE!!
mark
· 4 months ago
i vom when i use IE!!
Donagh Mc Sweeney
· 4 months ago
Dean Cains biggest break since Ripleys! lol
Strange advertisment I must say!
Jason Barone
· 4 months ago
Haha, Ripleys was a good show. I used to watch that all the time after the Guiness World Records show disappeared.
Brad F.
· 4 months ago
I think they knew what they were doing, and they certainly got their point across. This is actually the first time I'd seen it. My laptop took a crap on me and I can't seem to get it working again after days of toying with it... Fail for me... I'm missing out on great things!
Jon Kranz
· 4 months ago
Seriously, this commercial just isn't funny. It's just gross. The message of the ad (improved privacy controls) gets lost in the visuals.
Terri Robin Vernon
· 4 months ago
In an attention economy where eyeballs=cash, Microsoft just got your attention
Bohol
· 4 months ago
Microsoft's latest ad is a desperate attempt to lure back Internet users to use IE. But it won't work. Chrome is catching up. Firefox is formidable. Opera is innovating. IE is bulky and slow. Sorry, Microsoft.
Lisa D. Jenkins
· 4 months ago
For me, the "increased privacy" message of the ad was tainted by the vomit. The vomit was icky and, in my head, the increased privacy began to align itself with hiding icky behaviors. I imagined creepy people being able to hide the fact that they were visiting sites that might have content that exhibited . . . say pedophilia, from their family members with more ease. Not a very encouraging way to view to product, but there it. For me at any rate. I didn't pass it anywhere, and continue to browse on Firefox.
steve
· 4 months ago
Viral video does not necessarily equal success. How not sure how the buzz about this video helps Microsoft or IE. It's not like they had a brand awareness problem.
erik
· 4 months ago
hahaha hilarious video.
and to comment off of someone mentioning something about the bad image IE already has...
the funny thing (and sad thing) is that the majority of people don't even realize how much IE sucks.. there's only a bad rep with IE from computer savvy individuals. and no im not referring to a % of people that use firefox over IE (or vice versa). You can still use firefox and have no clue why IE is a bad browser. microsoft did a good job with this ad...puke was kinda nasty. funny though. i just hope IE8 continues to slowly but surely improve web issues for developers. a real pain in the ass.
J Pfersich
· 4 months ago
Using Microsoft products makes me do that all the time...
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Chuck Norris, the strongest man alive in HUMAN history, would have puked to if he was using IE8 - its like kryptonite to him. He eases his pain with this http://www.google.com/chrome
The Real Superman is Chuck Norris!
Strange advertisment I must say!
and to comment off of someone mentioning something about the bad image IE already has...
the funny thing (and sad thing) is that the majority of people don't even realize how much IE sucks.. there's only a bad rep with IE from computer savvy individuals. and no im not referring to a % of people that use firefox over IE (or vice versa). You can still use firefox and have no clue why IE is a bad browser. microsoft did a good job with this ad...puke was kinda nasty. funny though. i just hope IE8 continues to slowly but surely improve web issues for developers. a real pain in the ass.