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Most Complained about ads of 2007

This article by the BBC outlines the most complained about ads of 2007 ranked by number of complaints to the ASA. For me the Trident ad should have been banned for being terrible rather than causing offence and the fact that the NHS Anti-smoking was distressing is bang on brief I'm sure.

God, I wish i'd done this.

I am literally in tears.
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PACE AGM: Watch out Boris & Cuddly Ken!

More Unsuitable pats-on-the-back for the outgoing PACE President, Dean Lovett from McCann's in Solihull. I'm sure he'll miss the weight of that mayor-like chain of office around his neck. Still, now he's got a bit more time on his hands, he can go and bother somebody else about the state of their database!

PACE AGM: Well done 'Two Jugs'!

Big Unsuitable congrats go to Lucy Fletcher from McCann's in Solihull for winning the Chairman's Cup and the other Cup (the name of which escapes me but was voted for by other PACE council members) at last night's PACE Annual General Meeting. It was all very official with chains of office, gavels and everything. There was also some nice food and free booze. Top!

Profits slide for Microsoft Yet Apple sees an increase

This from the BBC website.

Computer software giant Microsoft has seen third quarter profits fall, but beat market expectations.

Profits fell 11% to $4.39bn (£2.22bn) in the three months to 31 March from $4.93bn a year earlier. Sales were stable at $14.5bn.

Sales in the division selling Office and other business applications fell, hit by lower demand.

The results come before a deadline the firm has given Yahoo to respond to its $44.6bn-bid for the internet firm.

One factor denting profits was a $1.42bn fine imposed by the European Commission for breaching competition rules.

While the firm predicted stronger sales for the year, its forecast for the current quarter was at the lower end of market expectations, contributing to a 5% fall in the firm's share price in after-hours trading.

On the plus side, the firm's Xbox 360 video game consoles showed a strong performance, helping sales in its entertainment and devices sector grow 68% year-on-year.

Meanwhile, I've found this about Apple:
Apple, the technology giant, has posted a 36 percent rise in quarterly profits after strong global sales of its Macintosh computers and solid iPod sales, but remains cautious for the rest of 2008.

The company surpassed analysts expectations and made a net profit of $1.05 billion (£0.53bn)

Guess the smart money is in hardware...for the moment.

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