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Microsoft Thinks the Stars of Pawn Stars Are Going to Stop You From Buying a Chromebook

27
Nov
2013

If you have a Google Chromebook on your holiday shopping list, Microsoft is trying its best to Scroogle-shame you from buying one. The computer company released a new television ad yesterday with the stars of something called Pawn Stars that tries to convince the public that Chromebooks are crap. The stars of the History Network show then mock her purchase, saying that it’s a “brick” and lambastes the perfectly fine working computer for not having iTunes, Office and viruses.  “See this thingy,” Pawn Stars lead Rick Harris says, pointing at the Chrome logo on the laptop.

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