I have to agree on that. That never ending lust for money is what is really driving people. Although Bill Gates will give away 3 Billion to charities (and they have given away a lot of money in the past. They are helping to end malaria. ) there is still something that feels tainted about it.
On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 12:36 PM, Martin Baxter <truthseeker...@hotmail.com>wrote: > > > Evil never sleeps... > > "If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in > bloody hell hired the director?" -- Charles L Grant > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik > > > > > ------------------------------ > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > From: hellomahog...@gmail.com > Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2009 01:54:27 -0700 > Subject: [scifinoir2] Microsoft taps the Family Guy to sell Windows 7 > > > They are just ruining everything lately... > > http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10374323-56.html > > -- > > Microsoft on Tuesday plans to announce a deal with News Corp.'s Fox that > will see Microsoft sponsoring a TV show that will merge a pitch for Windows > 7 <http://www.cnet.com/windows-7/> with the comedic stylings of "Family > Guy" voices Seth MacFarlane and Alex Borstein. > The show, dubbed "Family Guy Presents: Seth & Alex's Almost Live Comedy > Show," will air Sunday, November 8, at 8:30 p.m. (ET and PT). There won't be > any commercial breaks; just Windows 7 built into the story line. > > MacFarlane > In a statement, Microsoft and Fox said they hope to "bring the old 'Texaco > Star Theater'-style sponsorships into the 21st century." MacFarlane, creator > and primary voice of "Family Guy," and Borstein, voice of the series' Lois > character, teamed with the folks from Microsoft, as well as Redmond's ad > agencies--Universal McCann, and Crispin, Porter & Bogusky, to create the > show. > "While the way people watch TV has evolved, their desire to be entertained, > and marketers' need to deliver compelling content, hasn't changed," the > companies said. "Microsoft and Fox are joining forces to showcase how the > power and simplicity of Windows 7 can enhance the content Fox viewers enjoy > most, whether it's comedy, drama, sports, or reality programming on TV or on > the Web." > Microsoft and Fox also plan to put on a 12-week college tour allowing > students to try Windows 7 and tying in outdoor-movie nights hosted by the > Stewie and Brian characters of "Family Guy." > Financial details of Microsoft-Fox partnership were not disclosed. > Interestingly, Google had a deal with > MacFarlane<http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9980226-7.html>a while ago. > Windows 7 is set for its big launch next week in New York, and CNET News > will be on the ground with plenty of coverage of all the festivities. > > > > ------------------------------ > Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft’s powerful SPAM protection. Sign up > now. <http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/177141664/direct/01/> > > > -- Bringing diversity to perversity for over 9 years! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
