Stop lying.<\/p>\n
The Web has a zillion sleuths just waiting to be activated, like that worm on your computer delineated on "60 Minutes" last night <\/p>\n
\n\nThe Conficker Worm: What Happens Next?<\/a><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n(PC-only, in fact), in order to verify the veracity of your statements.<\/p>\n
Latest example?<\/p>\n
Microsoft’s new "Laptop Hunters" TV campaign, in which an uber-attractive girl professes she’s not cool enough to buy an Apple laptop and goes for a cheaper Windows machine.<\/p>\n
Within moments, it was revealed that "Lauren" was not an average person, but a member of SAG (Screen Actor’s Guild) recruited from Craigslist <\/p>\n
\n\nSome thoughts on the new Microsoft ads<\/a><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\nThen, it was revealed that the computer she purchased was an old model <\/p>\n
\n\nFact-checking Microsoft’s Latest Anti-Apple Ads<\/a><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\nwith bad reviews: <\/p>\n
\n\nMicrosoft’s new anti-Apple ad: Hardware is cheap!<\/a><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\nThen a Mac user offered to GIVE HER his own Apple PowerBook so she could see what she was missing: <\/p>\n
\n\nLauren, We Have Someone Who’d Like to Talk to You<\/a><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\nIn other words, if you think you can pull the wool over the public’s eyes, with your lame excuse denying the truth, you’re wrong.\u00c2\u00a0 The twenty first century is about transparency.\u00c2\u00a0 Reveal the facts, admit the truth and move on.\u00c2\u00a0 People today know life is complicated, mistakes and failures are part of the game: <\/p>\n
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