Who's hosting a Windows 7 launch party?

So exciting and so many activities!

This is your party!


video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cX4t5-YpHQ

There is also a little dubious video/audio editing at the 1min and 1:03 mark... hmm.. Yay Party!

is this really from Microsoft?

fake lame crap fail ... adding post editing studio recording "call customer service if you have any quesitons"
ratings disabled. its amazing how none of what they talk about made any sense.

Lol- An episode of Jabberjaw has more meaning and logic in it. I love the the target demographic spokespeople- semi hot chick- senior lady - black guy - and and white nerd complete with nerd glasses.

check this out

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPUyVVnWVmM&NR=1

apple's spotlight?

I actually watched that whole thing a few days ago. The only reason I didn't post it here to make fun of it was because a respected board member works for MS and I didn't want to offend him, but he's a big boy, so ...

Worst. Ad. Ever.

But it is entertaining in a perverse sort of way. The manipulative demographic thingy (geeky white nerd next door, likable older lady, sexy younger lady, friendly black guy next door, do you feel manipulated yet?) ... the bizarreness of suggesting that you have a Tupperware Party for Windows ... the hilariously nervous bad acting that makes it look like none of them believe what they're saying, and that none of them actually like each other ... oh lord, why was this thing released to the public at all? To make it even more of a disaster the friendly nerd guy actually kinda looks like the geek in the "I'm a PC" ads for Apple, yikes!

The buzz on W7 is pretty good. I dislike Mac vs. PC arguments and won't get into that here, at least not much LOL, but as far as intended viral advertising goes, this thing is a beige dud. But you know, it's actually better than the original Zune "viral" ads, which made no sense at all and were just weird and unattractive.

And while I'm being mean about a highly successful corporation, check out this old Steve Ballmer ad for MS-DOS. Hoo-boy, he is one jolly joker!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3SXxRJPKzU

Geek. Rich, rich geek.

I wouldn't want to work for a CEO who publically humiliates himself by putting down other brands which he says doesn't affect his business at all... duh

The Steve Ballmer Delusion Tour:


Ballmer: Apple won’t dominate the smartphone market - September 25, 2009
Microsoft CEO Ballmer gets $25,000 raise as company profit plummets 17% - September 19, 2009
Ballmer grabs Apple iPhone from Microsoft employee and ‘stomps’ it into ground - September 11, 2009
Steve Ballmer calls Apple’s Mac market share growth a ‘rounding error’ - July 31, 2009
In a roomful of Macs, Ballmer promises ‘really amazing’ non-Apple PC hardware coming this Christmas - July 30, 2009
Ballmer attempts to laugh off Google’s Chrome OS challenge - July 14, 2009
Ballmer: Bad economy is good news for us; who’ll pay $500 for an Apple logo now? - March 20, 2009
Who’s afraid of Apple? Not Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer - March 06, 2009
Microsoft CEO Ballmer dismisses Apple’s iPhone as hype, says Windows Mobile has market momentum - February 28, 2009
Update: Office 14 slips to 2010, Microsoft copies Apple some more, Ballmer still nuts - February 24, 2009
House Democratic Caucus resort retreat to host Microsoft CEO Ballmer to talk ‘innovation’ - February 04, 2009
Ballmer ordered to testify in ‘Vista Capable’ class-action lawsuit - November 22, 2008
Microsoft CEO Ballmer implicated in ‘Vista Capable’ debacle - November 14, 2008
Microsoft CEO Ballmer dismisses Google Android as financially unsound - November 06, 2008
Microsoft CEO Ballmer says Windows 7 is Vista, just ‘a lot better’ - October 17, 2008
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer doesn’t know that Macs can run Windows - October 06, 2008
Microsoft CEO Ballmer advises Apple to separate iPhone hardware and software - October 02, 2008
Microsoft CEO Ballmer: Apple’s iPhone and Mac will lose - September 26, 2008
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer’s retirement date: Never - September 22, 2008
Microsoft CEO Ballmer on why Apple is thriving - July 24, 2008
Ballmer idea drought: Microsoft shareholders concerned - July 24, 2008
Microsoft CEO Ballmer: I’m outta here in 9 or 10 years; as soon as my last kid goes away to college - June 05, 2008
Microsoft CEO Ballmer grilled at Four Seasons resort; Windows 7 yet another attempt to copycat Apple - June 03, 2008
Gates, Ballmer preview Windows 7: Multi-Touch and a Dock; Steve Jobs must be so proud - May 28, 2008
Microsoft CEO Ballmer continues to overstate Zune market share - October 08, 2007
Ballmer: ‘Vista doesn’t get done by three people in a garage in three days’ - July 27, 2007
Ballmer: R&D is how Microsoft stays ‘ahead’ - May 24, 2007
Ballmer: ‘I run every morning’ - May 24, 2007
Microsoft’s Ballmer: ‘No chance Apple iPhone is going to get any significant market share’ - April 30, 2007
Ballmer: Apple not a hot brand, our partners will make look-alike iPhones, I gotta go - March 27, 2007
Microsoft CEO Ballmer talks infected feet, profuse sweating, and Windows Vista - February 21, 2007
Ballmer says pirates to blame for poor Vista sales - February 19, 2007
Ballmer calls Apple ‘cute, little tiny niche guy’ - February 15, 2007
Microsoft CEO Ballmer laughs at Apple iPhone - January 17, 2007
Ballmer: Zune’s Wi-Fi will help Microsoft challenge Apple’s iPod+iTunes - November 14, 2006
Ballmer: I’m Microsoft’s ‘primary champion of innovation’ - July 27, 2006
Microsoft CEO Ballmer spends two days unsuccessfully trying to clean Windows PC malware - June 05, 2006
Couldn’t you just buy a Mac and run Windows? Microsoft CEO Ballmer: ‘No, we prefer real PCs’ - April 29, 2006
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer admits to brainwashing his kids not to use Apple iPods - March 28, 2006
Microsoft CEO Ballmer promises ‘amazing wave of innovation’ in 2006 - March 23, 2006
Microsoft’s Ballmer: It’s true, some of Windows Vista’s features are ‘kissing cousins’ to Mac OS X - September 18, 2005
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer: ‘We love to be first’ - January 25, 2005
Microsoft CEO Ballmer: ‘Apple iPod users are music thieves’ - October 04, 2004
Microsoft CEO Ballmer on the digital home: ‘There is no way that you can get there with Apple’ - October 03, 2004

I think he could be a really good singer for a hardcore band.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvsboPUjrGc&feature=related

Oh yeah, that's why they call him "Monkey Boy."

I'm particularly fond of his rap song titled "Developers, Developers." It's got a catchy beat.

Nothing says "party" more than installing new software and spending the rest of the night cursing out your machine.

I always wanted to be a token black guy...

I always wanted a token black guy, make we could come to some sort of arrangement?
Sorry I'm all wrapped up in Nick Griffin tonight

The real party:
http://www.funnyordie.co.uk/videos/ef83afc272/hosting-your-windows-7-torrenting-party

All parties should have hookers and blow...

As Dylan Moran said "What else are you supposed to give hookers in a hotel room?"

restarting and waiting is always the high point...

All this windows advertising has made me want to buy a Mac. Has anyone used PC's for their whole life and then switched to a MAC? Any drawbacks? Can you still use Skullbrain.org on a MAC? thanks

I did and went back to PC. After all of the "Macs are the best" talk I got one and it died within less than a year, maybe a freak deal, maybe poor ownership (I'm kinda rough) but it's all the same to me. But I know how to fix my PC when there are problems and don't mind doing it, I built the damn thing.

If you're near an Apple store, you should go down and play with them. I think Apple products are seriously great. You can still use Firefox or Safari to access Skullbrain.

Only drawback is if you have some sort of unusual 3rd party software that only runs on Windows. But even then you can get virtualpc or bootcamp and install windows 7 and have a dual boot system if you want to go that far with it.

Nice....
Seriously that Microsoft video is the most cringeworthy thing i've seen in a while.
Utterly clueless. Reminds me of the 'Magic Bullet Blender' infomercial.

Can Microsoft go any lower?
How to open a Microsoft Store?
Just change the Apple Store by replacing its' logo.
(warning: watching this video can lead to anger, frustration, confusion and lots of OMGs)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9Hk0ZCqRxg

Is that what they do at Mac stores? Glad I never been. Annoying.
I don't go to a Mac store, won't go to Microsoft's either. I just order parts and slap it all together. Things don't crash because I maintain my junk, like I maintain everything I own that's worth it.