IE 8 ads?

["Rob, grandpa of Ryan, Trevor, Devon & Hannah" <rMslade () shaw ca>]

According to 
http://vip.itworldcanada.com/t?ctl=5518A:46C72B916E30854898CF75B9B13DE
6F3&&p=EI &sub=7345  

this video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xB9fhjnJcB0

was actually released as an ad by Microsoft.

Given the ease of creating spoofs on the net, my first reaction was that it had to 
be fake.  But given some of the other IE8 ads available:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjUzzxAKs20&NR=1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyQolo0Xdqw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaqLgz_G97k

It's fairly obvious that Microsoft has bought into the "really, really stupid ads will 
make people buy your products" myth.

I find
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aA_PEltVTw
particularly objectionable ...

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