This might be an actual Microsoft ad that was pulled after it upset people. Below the fold because it is .... well, it's below the fold.
Analysis (or parody) here, HT Lee.
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Internet Explorer 8: Puke Less
Posted on: July 2, 2009 10:02 PM, by Greg Laden
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Posted by: MattR | July 2, 2009 10:32 PM
Who else here has been flying the new FF 3.5? So far I like it. I haven't tried any of the newest functions yet, but they look pretty cool.
Posted by: The Science Pundit | July 2, 2009 11:17 PM
Not me yet.
Posted by: Greg Laden SPOILER | July 2, 2009 11:19 PM
That wasn't really a spoiler.
Posted by: Greg Laden | July 2, 2009 11:21 PM
Parody. Very funny.
Posted by: Wilson | July 2, 2009 11:28 PM
Bah, Firefox 3.5 - in only three and a half versions they do so much more right than IE 8 ever has.
It's simple, just tell Firefox to keep 0 days of history and it'll do exactly that. No history whatsoever.
Posted by: Tony P | July 2, 2009 11:38 PM
Well, i imagine that for Microsoft not keeping your private data was an epic battle, that's why they are so happy about this feature. And i imagine all the haired pulled by marketing department: "We could've done so much with all that data..."
Posted by: Paladin | July 3, 2009 2:11 AM
Who says they don't keep your data? They just don't let our wife see it!
Posted by: Greg Laden | July 3, 2009 2:40 AM
What's "Internet Explorer 8"? Is it some kind of computer virus?
Posted by: MadScientist | July 3, 2009 3:12 AM
Not a parody; here is that ad plus others in Microsoft's new IE8 ad campaign. It is really telling when your ad campaign is so inept that people can't tell it apart from a parody of an ad campaign. There has to be term for that.
Posted by: thinkoplex | July 3, 2009 11:02 AM
autopoe
Posted by: Paul | July 3, 2009 11:08 AM
Apparently, they've pulled the advert due to complaints.
Posted by: XD | July 3, 2009 12:21 PM
If it was a virus it would be easier to install, so no.
Posted by: BAllanJ | July 3, 2009 2:48 PM
Um, that's Dean Cain. Soon as I see a celebrity (even a b-list one), I assume "real" until proven otherwise.
Posted by: Jason Thibeault | July 3, 2009 3:16 PM