Windows 7 Launch Party

Posted September 28th, 2009 in General by Michael

Ladies and gentlemen, let me present to you… the worst party ever!

At first glance, it would seem that each of the people in the video represent the following:

  1. Nerdy White Guy – he represents Linux / OSX / et cetera users
  2. Elderly Woman – she symbolizes people who are still using Windows XP (also those reluctant to make the switch to Vista)
  3. Mother – represents the average uninformed homemaker (Man or Woman) who uses their computer for strictly web surfing/photo browsing
  4. Tall Black Guy – the token minority (and to show that Windows 7 is for “everyone”)

Microsoft’s Training Campaign for Bestbuy Employees

Posted September 5th, 2009 in Linux by Michael

So here’s the gist of the story:

Microsoft is offering Bestbuy employees an ExpertZone a retail-training course in how to sell Windows. In a thread on Overclock.net, user GodofGrunts has kindly uploaded some images of one of the course’s modules, “Linux vs. Windows 7.” The points Microsoft uses against Linux are either lies, or common misconceptions and have no concrete evidence backing them up.

Maybe Microsoft should train Bestbuy employees on how to properly manage a demo machine. When I was walking around the computer department, I came across this:

BOSD2

BSOD1

BSOD3

At least three employees walked by the machine while I was there and didn’t do anything.