Mr Worf, if you don't mind, I'd like to try to forward this to Billy-Boy O'Reilly. He's been defending M$ (which I'll now use over my previous derogatory, Microsoft-in-the-head) for years and decrying European protests against the company, lamely saying that they "hate capitalism over there".
"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 13:44:29 -0700 Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Microsoft taps the Family Guy to sell Windows 7 I have to agree with you on that. I would also have to add that many of the things that M$ has done to smaller companies that had good ideas was also very wrong. They practiced a policy of "if we can't buy the company, steal the idea." Which is why they have had so many lawsuits over the years. One person that will never be laid off in a recession is a M$ lawyer. On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 1:04 PM, Martin Baxter <truthseeker...@hotmail.com> wrote: Exactly. Nothing the man could ever do in this life could hope to redeem what he's inflicted on the world through Windows. "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 12:53:14 -0700 Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Microsoft taps the Family Guy to sell Windows 7 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 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 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. -- Bringing diversity to perversity for over 9 years! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft’s powerful SPAM protection. Sign up now. -- Bringing diversity to perversity for over 9 years! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ _________________________________________________________________ Your E-mail and More On-the-Go. Get Windows Live Hotmail Free. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/171222985/direct/01/
