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New Windows Phone Commercial Boasts Love Affair with Microsoft Apps
maximumpc.com - 10/10/2009
New Windows Phone Commercial Boasts Love Affair with Microsoft Apps
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Microsoft wants you to love the apps on your Windows Phone. In a new advert for Windows Phones we see what it can be like to love your apps. A somewhat depressed fellow is on his way out, and all his beloved Windows apps sulk around, knowing they’ll be left behind. As our Microsoft hero walks ...
Microsoft's Costly Search for Its Identity Takes a Wrong Turn
maximumpc.com - 10/12/2009
Microsoft's Costly Search for Its Identity Takes a Wrong Turn
— maximumpc.com — Microsoft has apparently become the Rodney Dangerfield of the computing world: it can’t get no respect. No... matter how hard it tries. According to Jason Notte of TheStreet.com, Microsoft last 18 months of advertising has amounted to zilch. Basically $470 million spent with little to nothing ... (more) Microsoft's Costly Search for Its Identity Takes a Wrong ...

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Has Microsoft learnt its lessons with Windows 7 stickers?
pcpro.co.uk - 10/5/2009
Has Microsoft learnt its lessons with Windows 7 stickers?
— pcpro.co.uk — Posted on 30 Sep 2009 at 12:26 Microsoft has started certifying PCs as "compatible with Windows 7"... in a bid to reassure PC buyers. The new logo will appear on devices that "have passed Microsoft designed tests for compatibility and reliability with ... (more) Has Microsoft learnt its lessons with Windows 7 stickers?

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Microsoft taps the 'Family Guy' to sell Windows 7
news.cnet.com - 10/15/2009
Microsoft taps the 'Family Guy' to sell Windows 7
— news.cnet.com — Microsoft on Tuesday plans to announce a deal with News Corp.'s Fox that will see Microsoft sponsoring... a TV show that will merge a pitch for Windows 7 with the comedic stylings of "Family Guy" voices Seth MacFarlane and Alex Borstein. The show, ... (more) Microsoft taps the 'Family Guy' to sell Windows 7

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