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Renew Deal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-14-10 09:57 PM
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Microsoft is running a Windows 7 ad in French
Microsoft is running a Windows 7 ad in French on NBC. There are English subtitles. I think that would be fairly controversial in this country. I don't know how long the ad has been running, but I bet it's going to attract some xenophobic attention pretty soon. I wonder what would happen if the ad was run in Spanish.

I haven't been able to find the ad, but it's running during the Olympics.
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farmout rightarm Donating Member (680 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-14-10 10:07 PM
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1. They are running an ad you have been unable to find?
Well, don't feel bad, I can't find it either.

:silly:
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HeresyLives Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-14-10 10:09 PM
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2. It's one of the official languages of the Olympics.
And Canada has 2 official languages as well, French and English.
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Renew Deal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-14-10 10:19 PM
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4. Yes, but I'm in the US
And no one else is running foreign language ads. :shrug:
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HeresyLives Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-14-10 10:20 PM
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5. Okay, so the whole world stops for you?
You can't read English subtitles??
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Renew Deal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-14-10 10:22 PM
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6. Way to miss the point
Edited on Sun Feb-14-10 10:22 PM by Renew Deal
The point is that it's uncommon to run non-english ads on US television. And when I say uncommon I mean almost never.
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HeresyLives Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-14-10 10:32 PM
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7. Well, then you're in for an exciting 21st century experience.
Because you'll be seeing lots of new and wonderful things on your TV.

Jesus isn't the only person who didn't speak English.
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MineralMan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-15-10 09:12 AM
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12. I guess I don't see your problem, eh...
No doubt, lots of Canadians are watching NBC just now, many of whom speak French as their first language. Seems to make sense that a company would advertise to reach them. I'm sure there will be a Windows 7 ad in English that you can understand on before long. In the meantime, you'll just have to 1. read the subtitles, or 2. learn a little French.

Au revoir...
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Xipe Totec Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-14-10 10:09 PM
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3. You mean Fenêtres Sept?
Watch out, or L'Académie française will cut your couilles.
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Ildem09 Donating Member (472 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-14-10 10:37 PM
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8. Hooray! I hope more follow suit
anything to end Jingoism, American Exceptionalism, and Xenophobia
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csziggy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-14-10 10:49 PM
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9. Maybe they are just adhering to Canadian law?
In French, please!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tdZkcV8o54
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HeresyLives Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-14-10 10:56 PM
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10. LOL that's cute.
But it's Olympic law, not Canadian in this case.

'French and English are the official languages of the Olympic Movement. The other language used at each Olympic Games is the language of the host country.'

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympic_Games#International_Olympic_Committee
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Renew Deal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-14-10 11:00 PM
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11. lol
Edited on Sun Feb-14-10 11:00 PM by Renew Deal
Thanks for posting that.

:rofl:
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Odin2005 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-15-10 09:19 AM
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13. That's pretty cool, actually.
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Swamp Rat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-15-10 09:24 AM
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14. Muito bem
Eu gosto de Francês. :)
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