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Old 07-08-2009, 11:09 PM
Jason Dunn
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Originally Posted by emuelle1 View Post
Is there any evidence that the "Laptop Hunters" are normal people hunting for laptops under an MS ad campaign, or paid and scripted actors?
This is obviously "directed" to some extent - it's not like a camera crew would ambush a family on the way into Best Buy and randomly find people who want to be in a commercial. But I've heard no evidence that they're scripted insofar as Microsoft is telling them what to say, or that they're actors - with one exception. That very first commercial with Lauren - it turns out she's an actress:

http://i.gizmodo.com/5190861/someone...hes-an-actress

I don't think any of that makes the commercials any less legitimate - or certainly no worse than the FUD-filled Apple commercials.
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