UK Advertising Standards Body Tells MS to "Get the Facts"

Microsoft's "Get the Facts" advertising campaign has been <a href="http://news.com.com/Ad+watchdog+warns+Microsoft+to+%27Get+the+Facts%27/2100-1016_3-5323672.html?tag=nefd.hed">given a black eye</a> by a United Kingdom advertising standards body.  The body says the ads are 'misleading'.  That's kind considering the so called 'tests' that back up their claim were found to run on completely mismatched hardware.
<p><blockquote>"Microsoft said the machines were as comparable as possible--a Linux image on IBM's z900 mainframe CPUs and a Windows Server 2003 image running on two 900MHz Xeon CPUs--and wasn't hardware specific.
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The ASA, nevertheless, thought consumers might not see it that way and that the "Windows vs. Linux" stance might lead people into thinking running Microsoft's OS--not the "competing file serving set-ups"--was cheaper than one based on Linux.
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The group has asked Microsoft to amend its ads and urged the company to in the future be advised on its campaigns by the Committee of Advertising Practices' Copy Advice Team. </blockquote>