Microsoft spreads holiday cheer with new ‘Scroogled’ merchandise line

It seems that Microsoft’s ‘Scroogled’ campaign has finally died

In an act that seemingly defies the spirit of the season, Microsoft has launched a line of “Scroogled” products just in time for the holidays. Some of the brilliant and catchy stocking stuffers include a mug that says “Keep Calm While We Steal Your Data,” and a t-shirt that says “Don’t Get Scroogled.” There are other clever designs, such as a spider with a Chrome icon on its abdomen and a word cloud with a bunch of phrases that are supposedly synonyms for Scroogled, which is still not a word.

There’s a hat with the word “Scroogled” embedded across the top as well, in the classic Google font and color scheme, and each product has a cute item description: “Hate being Scroogled by Google? Hate the sun in your eyes? Then you’re in luck. This 100% cotton, one-size-fits all hat is a perfect way to avoid both.”

If you have a friend or family member that just utterly despises Google, it might be worth taking a look at the Microsoft Store. On the other hand, Microsoft might have a wee bit more credibility with its anti-Google message if it weren’t Scroogling its own users with Windows 8.1.

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