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Comments on: Microsoft hits a wrong note with Songsmith video

Microsoft's Songsmith software gets the bizarro-world treatment in this gem of an advertisement.

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by andrewwcbrown January 13, 2009 12:37 PM PST: I heard about this first on Giles, and he makes draws a good connection about concepts. Check it out
http://gilesbowkett.blogspot.com/2009/01/never-build-concept-car.html; Like this Reply to this comment


by gkeramidas January 13, 2009 12:51 PM PST: speaking of childeren of the corn, my brother actually was the film editor; Like this Reply to this comment


by delf76 January 13, 2009 12:52 PM PST: The overall idea of the software is actually pretty cool... but that video, is, um, well, not so cool....; Like this Reply to this comment

by Everlovin G January 13, 2009 1:02 PM PST

THAT'S HILARIOUS!

No wonder Redmond is losing ground in the OS turf wars, networking wars and Web advertising wars -- they've lost their freaking minds (sung to the tune of "Taps").

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by catch23 January 13, 2009 1:23 PM PST: Have you seen their bottom line lately? Have you seen the increase in server sales?
Losing the OS turf wars? what drugs are you on? They release Vista , perceived as an absolute failure, and lose only a few percentage points? That says more about the crap you can switch to then anything else.

Here is hoping the company I work for 'loses their freaking minds' in the same way!; Like this


by tm_anon January 13, 2009 1:48 PM PST: @catch23

You may want reread the comment. Nobody said your secret software lover is losing yet. They're just losing ground in the OS wars. Notice that? LOSING GROUND.

@Everloving G

Agreed, that's the funniest thing ever.; Like this


by gtdtm January 13, 2009 1:03 PM PST: :|; Like this Reply to this comment

by CDubber January 13, 2009 1:07 PM PST

I'm sure they'll claim it was lame by design. You know, corny to be ironic. The whole "I *meant* to do that" routine.

Bottom line: this is epic lameness from a company that specializes in epic lameness.

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by jayteemo January 15, 2009 6:22 AM PST: I'm pretty sure it is supposed to be corny... Have you seen some of their other web ads?; Like this


by mrorie January 13, 2009 1:15 PM PST: This is the same company that put this together, let's remember:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPv8PPl7ANU; Like this Reply to this comment


by aka_tripleB January 13, 2009 1:20 PM PST: With just one low pay-ment en ent, of twenty-nine, ninety-five-. You can make your very own music studio and sing just like the Jackson Five.; Like this Reply to this comment

by Acrobatman January 13, 2009 1:34 PM PST

Well.. the irony here is that the laptop in this repugnant film is a 17" MacBook Pro.. with "Kiddie Stickers" to cover the Apple Logo. Ugh.... The one line that particularly made me retch was "Microsoft huh? So it's pretty easy to use" ... while they are using a thinly veiled Mac as their "prop."

Excuse me while I get some antacid.

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by mcgwiz October 22, 2009 6:30 PM PDT: lol, i saw that too! ridiculous.; Like this

by Acrobatman January 13, 2009 1:36 PM PST

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by jayteemo January 15, 2009 6:21 AM PST: Microsoft doesn't make computers.... So why can't they use a 17"MBP, which can easily run Windows?; Like this


by CrashPad63 January 16, 2009 1:25 PM PST: Christ people dont you even look at this before you spout? This is not a Mac Book.; Like this


by oassaf January 13, 2009 1:36 PM PST: Does anyone else notice that the notebook they are using in the promo looks quite a bit like a Macbook Pro?; Like this Reply to this comment


by hornerea January 13, 2009 1:36 PM PST: I thought the "infomercial" was quite funny. I don't agree with any of the bloggers who blew up about the people in the commercial being "too serious" for this to be a farce.

I also think the songsmithing of "Run With The Devil" over at metafilter is hilarious!

http://music.metafilter.com/2943/Runnin-With-The-Songsmith; Like this Reply to this comment


by Brian January 13, 2009 1:38 PM PST: On a Mac, it's called Garageband.; Like this Reply to this comment


by top8 January 13, 2009 1:41 PM PST: Somebody needs to rub it it for Matt, so is too often right.; Like this Reply to this comment


by Channel0 January 13, 2009 1:54 PM PST: its going to become a cult ad! mark my words! its GENIUS!; Like this Reply to this comment


by tm_anon January 13, 2009 2:02 PM PST: I watched that whole video and now I need to go vomit. Well, it's Microsoft so maybe they've found a way to transmit viruses from the online world into the real one. It's what they're good at.; Like this Reply to this comment


by ZUrlocker January 14, 2009 10:26 AM PST: Wether the software is a good idea or not is a separate issue, but this video made me want to barf.
--Zack
www.guitarvibe.com; Like this Reply to this comment


by Regac January 14, 2009 2:16 PM PST: This is even worse then the pointless Seinfeld commercials
What is MS thinking?
One horrid commercial after another...; Like this Reply to this comment


by kojacked January 14, 2009 7:38 PM PST: OMG! That was gag-o-licious! I'm sure it was meant for the "my little pony" crowd. You can't get anyone to try voice recognition software because it makes you look so lame talking to your computer. Can you imagine signing to it? Kids will love it though.; Like this Reply to this comment


by CrashPad63 January 16, 2009 1:17 PM PST: Most of you losers have no idea what is good or bad.; Like this Reply to this comment

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