Hello. My name is Shell and I am a civil celebrant. On behalf of Gabe and Videogum,  I welcome every one of you to this celebration of the life of Zune. He was born November 4th, 2006  in Redmond,…   Read Story »

Enjoy your imported Italian brick pot brownie oven, and your limited edition Crocs, SELL-OUT. (Via TheHighDefinite.)   Read Story »

As you may recall, Microsoft recently signed a lucrative sponsorship deal with FOX and Seth MacFarlane to have Windows 7 jokes written into an upcoming Family Guy special called Family Guy Presents:…   Read Story »

I'm sorry I can't make it to your Windows party. I'm going to be busy, shooting my face full of suicide bullets.   Read Story »

Meet Jean Paolo. Microsoft gave him $1500 to find a laptop that's right for him. He wants us to know that he's tech savvy. He wants us to know that he has big hands. He probably hopes we know what…   Read Story »

Only a few days into International Make Fun Of Songsmith Week '09, someone has already taken the trouble to show us, on YouTube, classic songs as interpreted by Microsoft's much-maligned musak…   Read Story »

In 2009, even the lamest cultural contributions have some kind of underlying self-awareness. Like, even the people who work for Bill O'Reilly, or the SkyMall catalog, are aware that what they work on…   Read Story »

Nicely played, Microsoft. I can't believe you had the foresight to put the Tron Guy in your ads all the way back in 2002! Oh, this ad just came out? NEVERMIND. What's the matter, Microsoft, Peter Pan…   Read Story »

This is so complicated. (via Stereogum) Look, there's no such thing as selling out. Everyone has to make it through the day and put food on the table. Besides, how much do you really think…   Read Story »

Say what you want about the Seinfeld Microsoft ads, at least they were vague. The new commercials, a delayed-by-several-years reaction to Mac's "I'm A PC" ads starring Justin Long and John Hodgman,…   Read Story »