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To complete your day, the Windows 7 Whopper

by Scott Stein
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Much less healthy than the actual operating system.

(Credit: Elecronista.com)

While Microsoft's new operating system finally hits stores and computers around the globe, we thought we'd lighten up Windows 7 launch day with the strangest promotional item we've seen for an operating system: the Windows 7 Whopper.

Available in Japan for a limited time, it stacks seven patties into an impossibly caloric 5-inch-tall structure, all for a special price of 777 yen ($8.50); at least, for the first 30 customers. That's a little more than $8 for what must be a two-week supply of char-meat. It's a strange cross-promotion for software that's being touted as "leaner and meaner."

No, this isn't a joke. But perhaps you'd care to tear into one of these while you do a fresh install of Windows 7 on top of Windows XP. Sadly, Windows 7 is not included with the purchase of this burger (not even Starter edition).

All we want to know is, where is our Snow Leopard Snack Wrap? Android apple pie? Ubuntu udon?

This makes Microsoft's Windows 7 Party video seem almost normal.

(Via Electronista)

Scott Stein, a New York Jets fan and CNET senior associate editor, has written about tech, entertainment, video games, and viral culture for outlets including Laptop, Wired, Maxim, Esquire Online, Asylum, and Men's Journal. He also appears on the Digital City podcast. In his spare time, you might see him performing improv in New York City (when he's not being a dad).

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by hafenbrack October 22, 2009 7:21 AM PDT
That's Awesome!!! It might kill you, but I am sure someone, many actually, will purchase this burger in Japan.
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by halEtosis October 22, 2009 8:02 AM PDT
What are the system requirements for this thing?
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by csharpner October 22, 2009 9:00 AM PDT
I love it!

System requirements: A very large mouth and an apetite to match.
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by arcadian01 October 22, 2009 9:17 AM PDT
I think the appropriate terminology would be "Bodily Requirements".
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by jeffsparkman October 22, 2009 10:04 AM PDT
Eating the whole thing may result in the Blue Screen of Death.
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by shiningdevil October 22, 2009 12:42 PM PDT
Oh my God..
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by mustangj36 October 22, 2009 1:34 PM PDT
Eating a triple whopper damn near killed me once, wouldn't even attempt this.LOL
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by ScottStein8 October 22, 2009 2:06 PM PDT
There needs to be a Windows 7 Whopper Eating Contest, and to anyone who happens to shoot video of such a thing, please send me a link.
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by shiningdevil October 22, 2009 5:49 PM PDT
Hmm.. now that I think of it. Shouldn't they have named this the "Whopper 7"?
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by micky2be October 22, 2009 7:02 PM PDT
please put the main source
http://www.burgerkingjapan.co.jp/news/win7.php
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by BuhNanaz October 22, 2009 10:23 PM PDT
Sad thing is, I could totally imagine eating one of these for lunch.
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by Zarland October 23, 2009 10:03 AM PDT
Man,,, this thing should come with Lipitor and Nitroglycerin pre-wrapped with it.

However, I have seen alot of people eating 2 triple petties whoopers on regular bases...
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by ScottStein8 October 23, 2009 2:08 PM PDT
Now I'm wondering, considering how many people seem to be fantasizing about eating it all, whether they could have gone even bigger. An OS X ten-stack?
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by predictor10 October 23, 2009 5:35 PM PDT
This thing will give you the blue screen of Death
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by sexydarin October 23, 2009 9:49 PM PDT
I think it would be easier just to eat 7 windows 7 dvd disks.
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by DUVIBEHR October 30, 2009 5:30 PM PDT
I wanted to get W7 from the Microsoft store but could not get it to send me a back-up CD, so I bought a copy of W7 through the WVISTA owners' promo. Now, the MS Store won't allow me to buy a downloadable upgrade. Nu? What is this?
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