Microsoft Vista Song

Gizmodo originally ran this story, about a very bad rock video from Microsoft, extolling the virtues of Vista, as though it was meant to be taken absolutely seriously as something the company made to try and persuade Enterprises to buy the OS. Later it was apparently claimed as an internal spoof.

Now Microsoft has done this before, with this glorious video of what would happen if they had designed the packaging for the ipod.

So what does it say about a company and their marketing if people assume something that is so bad, meant as a parody, is a real piece of marketing? Maybe it’s time to rethink a few things. (although there is no speculation that the parody story is a PR cover for something that was meant to be a real viral?)