A second Microsoft “laptop hunter” ad has gone to air in the US (see video below).

It follows essentially the same script as the first, featuring the now-infamous Lauren, but this time with a guy, Giampaulo, in the lead role.

Like his "cute-but-seemingly-obtainable" predecessor, he goes shopping for a new laptop, and finds a Windows model (again from HP) half the price of Apple alternatives.

The Apple community barks back at an ad that’s touched a nerve, claiming several elements of the clip are faked.

Methinks they doth protest too much.