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November 30th, 2009

Why Microsoft pulled the plug on the Win 7/Family Guy promo - Because it was lame

Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 9:57 am

Categories: Ad industry, Marketing, Microsoft, Windows 7

Tags: Plug, Microsoft Corp., Clip, Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

I can see why Microsoft pulled the plug on the Windows 7/Family Guy promo - because the whole thing was lame.

Check it out:

Note: If the lameness of these clips causes your PC to commit suicide, I’m not taking the blame …

 

Funny, witty, clever … words to describe what these clips are not. Anyone recently laid off at Microsoft has probably every right to wonder just how much this failed “ad” cost.

Lame.

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RE: Why Microsoft pulled the plug on the Win 7/Family Guy promo - Because it was lame
Being a fan of Family Guy, and knowing the product they
had to work with, these were actually pretty good. Alot
better than Microsoft's own 'Windows 7 Party' promotion.... (Read the rest)
Posted by: cmhatte Posted on: 12/03/09 You are currently: a Guest | | Terms of Use
I was VERY surprised when I learned that  Economister | 11/30/09
Not only do they look like testicles...  mgp3 | 11/30/09
RE: Not only.....  bfilipiak@... | 11/30/09
When were they pulled?  mgp3 | 11/30/09
Because money is the only language that matters to them...  The Mentalist | 11/30/09
They've run out of bullsiht.  fr0thy2 | 11/30/09
Well, that makes ONE of you...  mgp3 | 11/30/09
Yes, it does blow one's mind  Economister | 11/30/09
That is the important question; who is minding the store  HollywoodDog | 11/30/09
And Microsofts best ads get banned. Go figure.  Arm A. Geddon | 11/30/09
Wow... those were seriously lame ads...  i8thecat | 11/30/09
Most them do need the exercise. [nt]  Arm A. Geddon | 11/30/09
Lame comment. Those ad were cool!  honeymonster | 11/30/09
They were not "banging" each other in the first ad.  Lester Young | 11/30/09
The second one sucked, I agree. But the first?  rlorenz | 12/01/09
Um  DannyO_0x98 | 11/30/09
Since when has Family Guy  NStalnecker | 11/30/09
Family Guy is hysterical....  i8thecat | 11/30/09
They're both funny  John Zern | 11/30/09
You must really get off on WWE too then? (nt)  Economister | 11/30/09
What is WWE???  i8thecat | 11/30/09
Robot Chicken  NStalnecker | 11/30/09
One of my favorites - The Freakin' FCC  mgp3 | 11/30/09
The ads are a hoot  keaura | 11/30/09
1: they were not "pulled". 2: there was never a planned windows 7 special.  lostarchitect | 11/30/09
Special Was Originally to Be Sponsored by MS  AstroCreep | 12/01/09
Adrian did you watch Family Guy last night?  HollywoodDog | 11/30/09
Matlock? Wasn't that BEFORE Edison? happy (nt)  Economister | 11/30/09
Family Guy  Vokar | 11/30/09
The problem for MS is that Windows 7 itself is also LAME. And, they can not  DonnieBoy | 11/30/09
I'm sure M$ agrees but they will not admit it just yet, you have to wait  The Mentalist | 11/30/09
Lol  NStalnecker | 11/30/09
He's just upset...  mgp3 | 11/30/09
You're just upset ...  fr0thy2 | 11/30/09
You're just upset cuz you're wrong...  mgp3 | 11/30/09
I liked  NStalnecker | 11/30/09
Stop being...  bckerr | 12/01/09
They probably apeal to ....  ShadeTree | 11/30/09
That's 20 seconds you'll never get back  The Mentalist | 11/30/09
well...  lostarchitect | 11/30/09
RE: Why Microsoft pulled the plug on the Win 7/Family Guy promo - Because it was lame  joshua.melton.ctr@... | 11/30/09
Face it, Microsoft is lame, all their ads are lame  GoPower | 11/30/09
Family Guy is lame, ergo ads are lame  rlorenz | 11/30/09
RE: Why Microsoft pulled the plug on the Win 7/Family Guy promo - Because i  Loverock Davidson | 11/30/09
Yeah right.....  Economister | 11/30/09
C'mon what's the real reason?  Richard Flude | 11/30/09
You want lame? Try Linux and be a freetard...  transposeIT | 11/30/09
Why the generalization?  MalachiV | 11/30/09
Adrian fishing for clicks...That's how lame this blog is...  transposeIT | 11/30/09
Dissing anything for clicks happy  Mikael_z | 12/01/09
RE: Why Microsoft pulled the plug on the Win 7/Family Guy promo - Because it was lame  ricklaroche@... | 12/01/09
Everything Microsoft does is lame  Randalllind | 12/01/09
NOT PULLED  bckerr | 12/01/09
RE: Why Microsoft pulled the plug on the Win 7/Family Guy promo - Because it was lame  cmhatte | 12/03/09

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