Google ad mocks Microsoft Windows as an old-school car
Previously, Microsoft had made an advertisement for a Microsoft Surface laptop that seemed to invite the audience to buy a Microsoft Surface laptop instead of a MacBook. In the advertisement, the actor is actually a person named ‘Mac Book’.
But this time, Microsoft even became a victim of innuendo from a Google ad that directly starred Bill Nye. He is a well-known actor in the iconic science TV series entitled Bill Nye the Science Guy.
In the ad, he invites laptop users to immediately switch to a Chromebook and Nye goes to a tattered car with a license plate that reads ‘WNDWS’. Of course, the plate’s intent is for Windows.
The operating system made by Microsoft is likened to the condition of a car that is quite rickety and wrecked so that it must be patched many times. The ‘patch’ seen in the ad is a harsh satire for path which is often the case in Windows to close security loopholes.
“We’ve been together for a long time,” Nye said while stroking the WNDWS car. Then, a moment bumper the front of the car fell off.
When started, the car actually takes a long time to start and is prone to sudden breakdowns. This is also a mockery for laptops based on the Windows operating system.
Google also claims that the nature of Chrome OS on Chromebook laptops is inversely proportional to Windows. Chromebooks have time start up so fast, high security, very stable, and can updates without disturbing the user or forcing the user.
The ad with the title Bill Nye on the Science of Switching to Chromebooks is quite funny. The reason is, Nye as an actor is able to correlate scientific terms with problems that occur when users are considering buying or replacing a laptop.
Yes, the name is also an advertisement, of course anything that is claimed by Google still needs to be proven directly by potential users who want to buy it.
