Pants by Lagerfeld, shirt by Microsoft
(Credit: Microsoft)Will we soon be calling Microsoft a "fashion giant" in addition to a "software giant"? OK, that's probably stretching it, but the company is launching a new line of graphic T-shirts called "Softwear by Microsoft." Yep, you read that right. Microsoft is getting into the clothing business.
AdvertisingAge tells us the line is meant to evoke the '80s, a seminal time in the history of PCs. As such, the shirts will feature designs including retro MS-DOS fonts and a mugshot of a young Bill Gates. Just pair them with acid-washed jeans and a Swatch watch and get out the floppy disks!
Ad agency Crispin Porter & Bogusky is behind the shirts, which are expected to hit select stores (presumably not including Neiman Marcus) on December 15. Rapper Common, who also came of age in the '80s, will be a celeb spokesman for Softwear, and contributed designs, as well.
After some reflection, we think we can adjust to the idea of Microsoft making T-shirts. But please, Redmond, stay away from evening gowns.
(Credit: Microsoft)
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No, I'm not saying that at all. I'm saying that you'll probably get laughed at which just goes on to help show that the USA is a free country. My comment had nothing to do with the freedoms of the USA btw, if you want to get into that debate then I suggest we do so in a more appropriate place.
Oh and it might be a good idea to know that "America" is not a country but I know what you mean. Had this been /. you'd probably have been modded as Flamebait.
indeed - esp. a room full of real geeks that earned their shirts as swag (or even those who bought 'em off of ThinkGeek, which has been selling shirts like this for years).
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"Look at me! I paid to go to a convention/tradeshow/conference and got a t-shirt! I'm 1337!"
I suppose wearing a shirt like this could be a problem if you entered a room full of noobs and twerps. Anyone who actually knew their as5h0le from the elbows wouldn't give a **** or think it was funny.
(...and who actually pays to go to a convention? real geeks get paid to go).
Usually though - most geeks I know of (outside of WinHEC) treat a MSFT shirt or hat as a bit of a practical joke. Like the time on the 2002 Linux Lunacy cruise (yep - I went) when one guy showed up at a roundtable w/ Torvalds... wearing an MCSE logo t-shirt. We all got a good laugh out of it, including Linus. Rumor has it that one was given away at a different cruise as a prize for getting last place in a programming knowledge contest.
It's just that MSFT has earned quite the reputation for being the butt of nearly every tech joke in existence.
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Dude, that a chill pill and have a life, before you Microsoft bashing. I own a Mac Book Pro, I like Macs for what they are but I still use Windows XP for various other things as developer and my servers run on Windows 2003/2008. Dont resent success, aspire it.
Why would you run your server on WIndows Server 2003/2008, when there are free open source solutions that are not only cheaper, but faster and more secure?
Amen brother.
I mean, really. Give me a break.
We should get these shirts for free.
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by JunkSiu
December 7, 2008 2:19 AM PST
- Are those shirt free? Can it be downloaded?
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by random truth
December 8, 2008 1:40 AM PST
- Ya you can buy it legit but be carful after 3 uses the drm (digital rancid monster) will come and get you.
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Showing 1 of 2 pages (57 Comments)Or you can pirate it.