Microsoft can hardly blame the Today people. The company did the same thing in one of its own ads. The laptop used in a TV commercial for is . Microsoft put stickers all over the Mac, including one strategically placed over the Apple logo, to hide the fact. Are Windows laptops really that hard to find?

What kind of poltergeist at CNBC caused the network to mess up the Microsoft guidance numbers? The day after Windows 7's launch, Microsoft announced earnings that, though they represented lower revenue and profits, beat Wall Street estimates and earned the company a rapidly rising stock price. But at approximately 10:50 that morning, CNBC and a Wall Street Journal blog called Digits falsely reported that , which triggered a steep decline in the value of Microsoft shares.

Who's the genius who came up with the idea of a promotional Burger King ? It's a regular Whopper hamburger, but with seven hamburger patties. Burger King restaurants in Japan this week started .