Microsoft Holds iPhone Funeral Event

theodp writes "TechFlash reports that Microsoft celebrated the completion and upcoming launch of Windows Phone 7 on Friday with a 'Windows Phone Pride Parade' complete with zombies, a 'Thriller' Dance, and pallbearers carrying a giant iPhone. 'These kind of "ship" parties are common throughout the industry,' explained Microsoft communications VP Frank Shaw. 'It's a great way for teams that have worked overtime to create a kick-ass product blow off steam and have a little fun.'"

Comments

What about the rest of the family?

[bcohen5055]

Did I miss the windows vista funeral? How about Windows ME when was that? I had a great obituary prepared

Re:What about the rest of the family?

[digitig]

Vista? It's still alive

I think "undead" is the term.

Re:What about the rest of the family?

[AmigaMMC]

The Zune might not have killed the iPOD but it still remains a much better product. Just like Zune 2.0 software is light years ahead of iTunes 10. I've owned a Zune first Gen., I own a Zune HD, I've used iPods all flavors and i own and iPhone 4 which I don't use for music, yuck! And... yeah, Zune wins for compatibility with standards as well as human interface.

Re:What about the rest of the family?

[Anonymous Coward]

"Zune wins for compatibility with standards"
A big one is Microsoft's "Plays for Sure".

Oh, wait ...

Re:What about the rest of the family?

[jo42]

Windows 7 - the OS formerly known as Vista.

Re:What about the rest of the family?

[SpinyManiac]

I couldn't possibly confirm that you get a full retail version of Windows for much less money this way. It was £92 for Pro when I didn't do it.

I missed the one for the KIN

[tomhudson]

And the KIN 2.

Do we get one for Windows Phone 7 - the Next of KIN?

Kin

[zonker]

Funny... nobody showed up for the Kin's funeral.

Re:Kin

[binarylarry]

Sopssa did.

Re:HA HA HA

[Reaperducer]

In the echo chamber of Microsoft love that is the greater Redmond/Bellevue/Issaquah/Seattle area, this makes perfect sense.

People talk about the Steve Jobs reality distortion field that affects people near him. The MS RDF engulfs the entire metro. It's really pathetic to witness.

Mad Old Uncle Bob, Too.

[Gazzonyx]

What about Bob?!

Re:Mad Old Uncle Bob, Too.

[CharlyFoxtrot]

But ... uncle Bill told us he took Bob to the farm where he could play.

Re:Mad Old Uncle Bob, Too.

[Nerdfest]

and pallbearers carrying a giant iPhone

... that's a pretty basic mistake for a tech site. It's called an "iPad".

So how do we divvy up the fan base, here?

[MobileTatsu-NJG]

Okay, so we have our iPhone fans and Android fans... we need to make some room for Win7 Phone fans here. Do we just take a few volunteers now or do we wait for a few hostile stories to come along so a handful of people can conclude that those stores aren't true and become fans that way?

How the Arrangements were Made

[Anonymous Coward]

Clippy: "I see you're having a funeral, would you like help with that?"

Re:what the hell

[Man On Pink Corner]

The 400-unit sellthrough figure was a slanderous lie spread by Apple fanboy trolls. The actual number of Kin phones sold was closer to 1000.

But where was Android during the funeral?

[Jim Buzbee]

Why doing the filming of course. Big Fail for Microsoft...