Microsoft Pulls IE8 Vomit Ad

From DailyTech: Microsoft has received negative criticism for a recent Internet Explorer 8 advertisement that has led the software giant to remove the ad from its website.

In the ad, which also features actor Dean Cain, a husband lets his wife use his laptop, who discovers an internet site in the browsing history so disgusting that she actually vomits. The husband returns into the room, slips on the pile of vomit, then is actually vomited on several more times while on the floor.

"While much of the feedback to this particular piece of creativity was positive, some of our customers found it offensive, so we have removed it," Microsoft said in a statement. The company also said the ad was just "tongue-in-cheek" and was designed to promote a bit of "irreverent humor."

The ad, of course, can be found on YouTube, but won't be shown on any of Microsoft's web sites any more, the company said. Microsoft launched the ad to promote IE8's InPrivate feature that allows IE8 users to erase their browsing history, hiding the fact when they were on the Internet.

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