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This is great. Microsoft decided it would be so clever as to have a Switch campaign of its own, featuring a "real" satisfied customer of its own who switched from a Mac to a PC as is happy about it. AP reports that it turns out the only satisfied customer they could find works for their PR agency. The ad has been pulled. Best of all, the ruse was undone by none other than bloggers, notably Slashdot folks.
UPDATE:
Here is a more detailed account of the fiasco. And here is a mirror (on Scripting.com) of the offending advertorial (which is more what it was than an ad).
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