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Hi,

Can anyone inside MS check if the general public might actually ever see the MS Matrix Spoof for the 2003 Comdex?

Thanks!

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/548181-Recovering-the-Microsofts-Matrix-Spoof/548181#548181 Tue, 04 May 2010 23:34:05 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/548181-Recovering-the-Microsofts-Matrix-Spoof/548181#548181 schrepfler 5 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/schrepfler/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - Recovering the Microsoft’s Matrix Spoof The first half is out and about on the web:

 

 

On a related note, anyone know where an unadultered version of the longhorn PDC rock video can be found? The only one I've been able to find was the one Paul Thurrot uploaded to MSN Soapbox - now Soapbox is gone the video is lost. Last time I checked on You Tube the few unmodified ones had had the soundtracks removed by You Tube for copyright reasons.

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GoddersUK said:

The first half is out and about on the web:

 

 

On a related note, anyone know where an unadultered version of the longhorn PDC rock video can be found? The only one I've been able to find was the one Paul Thurrot uploaded to MSN Soapbox - now Soapbox is gone the video is lost. Last time I checked on You Tube the few unmodified ones had had the soundtracks removed by You Tube for copyright reasons.

Of course I meant the original full-length video Smiley

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/548181-Recovering-the-Microsofts-Matrix-Spoof/50d623486ebf43cb9fd59deb00e27905#50d623486ebf43cb9fd59deb00e27905 Wed, 05 May 2010 00:05:14 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/548181-Recovering-the-Microsofts-Matrix-Spoof/50d623486ebf43cb9fd59deb00e27905#50d623486ebf43cb9fd59deb00e27905 schrepfler 5 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/schrepfler/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - Recovering the Microsoft’s Matrix Spoof Officially, no; because apparently the production company holds the copyright and Microsoft only licensed it for a one-off showing at PDC and not for reshowing. There was a fair ruckous caused by the leak of the "The Office: Values", it wasn't just Microsoft who complained, but also Ricky Gervais was also a bit peeved too because the video was made after he stopped officially playing the David Brent character.

 

In retrospect the video wasn't that funny: it generalises Linux as being unstable (at least for desktop/laptop use) and only available from Big Iron companies like IBM when the reality is quite different: *nix platforms are especially known for their stability especially in mission-critical systems and there are dozens of reputable yet affordable companies you could get support from back then. It was a weak mud-slinging exercise. Fortunately Microsoft changed the tone of their later campaigns to focus on (more or less) valid comparisons.

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/548181-Recovering-the-Microsofts-Matrix-Spoof/de8f9f0a4b964073a49f9deb00e27932#de8f9f0a4b964073a49f9deb00e27932 Wed, 05 May 2010 00:06:00 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/548181-Recovering-the-Microsofts-Matrix-Spoof/de8f9f0a4b964073a49f9deb00e27932#de8f9f0a4b964073a49f9deb00e27932 W3bbo 5 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/W3bbo/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - Recovering the Microsoft’s Matrix Spoof
W3bbo said:

Officially, no; because apparently the production company holds the copyright and Microsoft only licensed it for a one-off showing at PDC and not for reshowing. There was a fair ruckous caused by the leak of the "The Office: Values", it wasn't just Microsoft who complained, but also Ricky Gervais was also a bit peeved too because the video was made after he stopped officially playing the David Brent character.

 

In retrospect the video wasn't that funny: it generalises Linux as being unstable (at least for desktop/laptop use) and only available from Big Iron companies like IBM when the reality is quite different: *nix platforms are especially known for their stability especially in mission-critical systems and there are dozens of reputable yet affordable companies you could get support from back then. It was a weak mud-slinging exercise. Fortunately Microsoft changed the tone of their later campaigns to focus on (more or less) valid comparisons.

Bill Gates as Morpheus. Enough said. If that is not worthy to be saved for future generations, I don't know what is. As far as the tone of the campaigns, who cares, it was 7 years ago, everybody was/is/will be doing it.

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