Does it seem creepy to anyone else that GE is using The Matrix agents to sell it's software?

[Atman]

Isn't GE embedded enough? These new Matrix commercials seem to be almost mocking us. "HAHA! Yes, we run everything, and there is nothing you can do about it!"

We even have talking trains.

Maybe it's just me.

[clarice]

1. MISter Anderson. nt

[quinnox]

2. haven't seen them yet but yea,

that concept does seem weird to me. "GE, proudly monitoring you, at all times!"

[Atman]

5. C'mon...this is just creepy...

[quinnox]

6. yep, that is strange

[Newest Reality]

3. Considering the nature of the character,

Agent Smith ... I wonder if GE is "the cure".

Smith was an AGENT for The Matrix with great disdain for humanity. He eventually became a virus himself. There aren't any good ramifications to that character other than he met his correlative opposite, (representing us, actually) and the equation balanced.

He is really a bad choice for a spokes-agent if you really had any kind of positive message, so yes, this is troubling:

“I’d like to share a revelation that I’ve had, during my time here. It came to me when I tried to classify your species and I realized that you aren’t actually mammals. Every mammal on this planet instinctively develops a natural equilibrium with its surrounding environment, but you humans do not. You move to an area and you multiply, and multiply until every natural resource is consumed. The only way you can survive is to spread to another area. There is another organism on this planet that follows the same pattern. Do you know what it is? A virus. Human beings are a disease, a cancer of this planet. You are a plague, and we… are the cure.”

[NightWatcher]

4. Funny in that the matrix was 14 years ago

Way to stay current.

[Little_Wing]

7. High concept meets unclear on the details

The first time I saw this I was completely confused... I love the Matrix and I love Hugo Weaving so yeah, it was a great "get" for them, but talk about back asswards. And to think of the money they must have spent. Oh well, it is GE: if they want Agent Smith for their spokesmodel, I suppose they can afford to do whatever they want, however unclear the message.

[Riftaxe]

8. Not nearly as creepy as having Jeffrey Immelt

as the chair of The President’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness.

[toddaa]

9. I find GE creepy