Did Maxis rip the idea?
You would have probably noticed the recent string of Maxis Broadband ads. It's appeared in several newspapers as well as their website.
Here's a gist of the ads, screen captured from the Maxis website:
Nice?
Now, have a look at these print ads by Microsoft:
The We See campaign by Microsoft has been around for over a year. In fact, they've even got TV ads to go with it:
("Your Potential, Our Passion": Makes you love Microsoft, doesn't it?)
People "borrow ideas" all the time, so this is NOT a crime. It's just not as original as it seems. (PS: It's time to change)
Here's a gist of the ads, screen captured from the Maxis website:
Nice?
Now, have a look at these print ads by Microsoft:
The We See campaign by Microsoft has been around for over a year. In fact, they've even got TV ads to go with it:
("Your Potential, Our Passion": Makes you love Microsoft, doesn't it?)
People "borrow ideas" all the time, so this is NOT a crime. It's just not as original as it seems. (PS: It's time to change)
posted by Praveen at
1:42 AM
6 Comments:
Ah hem!
Hmm... taking the brown-nosing to a different level, are we?
@ranga: the last line just seemed to fit in nicely!
The kid with the jet pack ad reminds me of this Vodafone ad I kept seeing on Joost:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1F5lXWRPJSk
@prashant: thanks for the heads up! Very cool video -- blogged about it here
Digi's Yellow man ad is also not an original idea. It came from India.
Time to change? If you want inferior service la...
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