Charts with explosions now easier than ever

16 Comments

• Luis — December 16, 2011 at 1:43 am

  I can imagine Edward Tufte going apoplectic after watching this ad.
  • Nathan Yau — December 16, 2011 at 9:21 am

    That makes it even funnier.
• Jatin — December 16, 2011 at 2:26 am

  We are suppose to present in a simplify format, not horrifying format…
• Iain — December 16, 2011 at 2:59 am

  It’s been localised worldwide; lots of different families with exploding charts
• Tom J — December 16, 2011 at 5:39 am

  Really? I can’t even get my coworkers to stop putting bar charts in 3D and now I’ve got to deal with this.
• John — December 16, 2011 at 10:14 am

  Its funny, this SO epitomizes the garish Windows approach to things. God I can feel a Mac vs PC ad coming on!
• Piyush — December 16, 2011 at 11:41 pm

  This ad is running on Indian tv channels right now and it is the most god awful ad like ever
• Prathamesh Kowarkar — December 18, 2011 at 2:24 am

  This, ladies and gentlemen, is a perfect demonstration of how you DON’T make a presentation.
• Stephen Lead — December 18, 2011 at 2:12 pm

  It’s slightly ironic that the “galaxy” picture they use looks like a Mac background…
• EvanZ — December 18, 2011 at 7:44 pm

  put a bird on it!
• andrej — December 19, 2011 at 2:02 am

  is microsoft trying to individuate themselves by making the uggliest and most unusable products out there? maybe there is a niche for everything ;)
• etiennebr — December 19, 2011 at 6:52 pm

  Where’s clippy ?
  • Nathan Yau — December 19, 2011 at 9:32 pm

    alive in all of us
• Ryan — December 20, 2011 at 9:12 am

  Oh, and thanks, Microsoft, for encouraging us to work on presentations of sales forecasts at night using your software, instead of, say, helping our children with their homework in a constructive, creative way.

  Also, could they have sprung for a different PPT in each ad?
• Toto — December 20, 2011 at 11:20 pm

  Sheesh, I think the one airing in here in Germany doesn´t feature the climax of awefulness – an animated 3d-pie-chart!
• Tim — December 23, 2011 at 5:19 pm

  Hmm. Which template should I choose? The one with puddle rock or the one with dewdrops?