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* [[Microsoft]] may as well hold the record for [[Comically Missing the Point]]:
** [[The Rolling Stones]]' "Start Me Up" for [[Microsoft Windows]] 95. Note the [[Broken Aesop]] variant here; the next line to the song, not appearing in the commercial itself, is "You make a grown man cry." Another line not used is "I can't compete", which [[Isn't It Ironic?|some snarkier types have found quite amusing]] in light of Microsoft's apparent monopolistic ambitions, coupled with notorious quality control problems (especially in the area of security).
*** They actually tried to buy R.E.M.'s "It's the End of the World as We Know It", which would have probably been even worse
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** The portion of Mozart's "Requiem" that talks about the souls of the damned.
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*** The song appears to be about living in a crumbling, decadent, totalitarian empire. Take your pick whether it's the Soviet Union or Microsoft.
** One ad for Microsoft Office XP used Red Rider's "Lunatic Fringe". Needless to say, the commercial ends before the lyrics start up
* Adverts for Philips electronics have used [[The Beatles]]' "Getting Better" with another [[Broken Aesop]] (the next line is "can't get much worse").
** Microsoft has also used this one.
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