As you may recall, Microsoft recently signed a lucrative sponsorship deal with FOX and Seth MacFarlane to have Windows 7 jokes written into an upcoming Family Guy special called Family Guy Presents: Seth and Alex's Almost Live Comedy Show. Sounds... CONTINUE READING MICROSOFT COMPUTES THAT SETH MACFARLANE IS THE WORST»
Posted on October 27, 2009 in
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Tags: Alex Borstein | Family Guy | Julian Casablancas | Microsoft | Seth MacFarlane | Windows 7
I'm sorry I can't make it to your Windows party. I'm going to be busy, shooting my face full of suicide bullets.... CONTINUE READING MY INVITATION MUST HAVE GOTTEN LOST IN THE BLOOD»
Posted on September 23, 2009 in
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Tags: Microsoft
Meet Jean Paolo. Microsoft gave him $1500 to find a laptop that's right for him. He wants us to know that he's tech savvy. He wants us to know that he has big hands. He probably hopes we know what... CONTINUE READING MICROSOFT WINS THIS ROUND OF THE SMUG DOUCHE LAPTOP WARS»
Posted on April 6, 2009 in
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Tags: Apple | Microsoft
Only a few days into International Make Fun Of Songsmith Week '09, someone has already taken the trouble to show us, on YouTube, classic songs as interpreted by Microsoft's much-maligned musak generator. After the jump, Songsmith provides the music it... CONTINUE READING SONGSMITH RUINS CLASSIC SONGS REALLY WELL»
Posted on January 16, 2009 in ,
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Tags: Microsoft | Songsmith
In 2009, even the lamest cultural contributions have some kind of underlying self-awareness. Like, even the people who work for Bill O'Reilly, or the SkyMall catalog, are aware that what they work on sucks. But a job's a job and... CONTINUE READING NOTHING CAN PREPARE YOU FOR THE MICROSOFT SONGSMITH COMMERCIAL»
Posted on January 12, 2009 in ,
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Tags: Microsoft
Nicely played, Microsoft. I can't believe you had the foresight to put the Tron Guy in your ads all the way back in 2002! Oh, this ad just came out? NEVERMIND. What's the matter, Microsoft, Peter Pan wasn't available?... CONTINUE READING THE TRON GUY IS A PC»
Posted on November 18, 2008 in ,
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Tags: Microsoft | Sonic Youth | Tron Guy
This is so complicated. (via Stereogum) Look, there's no such thing as selling out. Everyone has to make it through the day and put food on the table. Besides, how much do you really think Microsoft shelled out for this... CONTINUE READING GIRL TALK IS A PC»
Posted on November 10, 2008 in
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Tags: Girl Talk | Gregg Gillis | Microsoft | The Decemberists
Say what you want about the Seinfeld Microsoft ads, at least they were vague. The new commercials, a delayed-by-several-years reaction to Mac's "I'm A PC" ads starring Justin Long and John Hodgman, are clearly trying to position PCs as the... CONTINUE READING NEW MICROSOFT ADS: WE DON'T NEED NO FANCY BIG-CITY ELITIST COMPUTERS THAT WORK»
Posted on September 19, 2008 in
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Tags: Bill Gates | Microsoft
See, this is the problem with the internet: August 22, 2008 (Computerworld) Michel Gondry, the innovative director of films, music videos and numerous TV commercials, is directing at least one of the TV spots starring Jerry Seinfeld touting Microsoft Corp.'s... CONTINUE READING MICHEL GONDRY AND JERRY SEINFELD TO CANCEL EACH OTHER OUT FOR MICROSOFT»
Posted on August 22, 2008 in
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Tags: Bill Cosby | Jerry Seinfeld | Michel Gondry | Microsoft
