Vista Springsteen spoof video is born to run and run...

 

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By Barry Collins

Posted on 17 Apr 2008 at 10:58

Microsoft has scored a rare victory over the blogosphere after a cringeworthy sales video for Windows Vista turned out to be a spoof.

Blogs across the globe lit up after the video cropped up on YouTube. It shows a Bruce Springsteen impersonator singing a song about Vista SP1, including the memorable chorus "They'll say Vista, gotta get me some".

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The video drew instant condemnation from some of the leading tech blogs, with one plumping for the headline: "Internal Microsoft Video As Painful As It Gets".

Unfortunately, the pain now appears to be all theirs, with Microsoft claiming the video was an internally-produced spoof to help boost staff morale.

And after the kicking Vista has taken, they can probably do with all the morale boosters they can get.