Microsoft Released An iPad-Bashing Ad At A Really Bad Time [THE BRIEF]

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Microsoft made another ad that bashes the iPad and exalts the Surface RT tablet. The spot came out Friday, the day after Microsoft announced it was cutting the price of the tablet from $499 to $350, which would cost the company $900 million. It was also Microsoft's worst day on Wall Street since 2009. Here's the ad:

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