Re:Microsoft's dystopian pitch for remote work
by res0nat0r on Friday November 15, 2013 @02:24PM
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Yet the ads are saying exactly the opposite. You don't have to be totally absent using 365 like you could before the product was available to you (which is a good thing when you are forced to work, vs not being there at all). People are just trying to find reasons to not like the product to fuel the MS hate in my opinion.
Re:Microsoft's dystopian pitch for remote work
by gress on Friday November 15, 2013 @03:10PM
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I think underlying the dislike of the ad is that it glorifies a situation where people as you say are forced to work.
Certainly if you are forced to work at the whim of your boss, being able to do so while being able to attend a family event is better than simply not being allowed to attend family events.
Being waterboarded is better than the thumbscrews, but most of us would prefer not to have to choose one of them.
There is outrage at an advertising campaign that celebrates being distracted by work from important family events.