Microsoft steals an ad concept for Playerunknown's Battlegrounds from Reddit

Lol just Microsoft being Microsoft if u ask me :P
 

But... it's a totally different view angle. And, uh, different grain. And... a newer Xbox? Plus... err... yeah, okay, I totally need to get better at coming up with lame excuses if I want to land a PR job at Microsoft.

Y u do dis, M$?

As far as I know the idea and the rights to it is a different concept. Maybe it was the idea guy, but why he did not care about their rights?

One more nail MS.

I'm guessing the ad department didn't bother to show the legal department where the idea came from.  It is possible it was just a coincidence, but they're so nearly identical that it would be hard to believe without some strong evidence from Microsoft.
 

They couldn't copy a better ad?

some of MS designer gonna be kicked off from work

X-mass Eve miracles

I don't think "Macsterr" has much of a case here to be honest. Yes, MS probably lifted his idea but I doubt it would stand up to scrutiny in court - concepts are a notorious grey-area in the world of copyright law. But hey, since MS pulled the ad I guess it all worked out in the end!

Cheers!

Nice grass xD