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Microsoft Cancels "Family Guy" Windows 7 Episode | Peter Kafka | MediaMemo
barfyFamilyGuy Remember Microsoft’s plan to use “Family Guy,” Fox’s ribald, off-color cartoon sitcom, to promote Windows 7? No more, says Microsoft, which is pulling out of plans to sponsor a special episode of the show scheduled to run Nov. 8. What happened? Apparently, Microsoft (MSFT) ...
'Sherlock Holmes' replaces Microsoft as 'Family Guy' sponsor
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blog.seattlepi.com — Warner Bros. has assumed the spot Microsoft vacated last week in sponsoring a TV special from "Family... Guy" creator Seth MacFarlane. (more) 'Sherlock Holmes' replaces Microsoft as 'Family Guy' sponsor
Mac share grew after Windows 7 debut
Mac share grew after Windows 7 debut
brainstormtech.blogs.fortune.cnn.com — Microsoft has not halted Apple's momentum, according to Net Applications' October report Source: Net Applications If Microsoft... ( MSFT ) was hoping that the launch of Windows 7 would halt the erosion of its operating system market ... (more) Mac share grew after Windows 7 debut
Microsoft cuts price of enterprise cloud service, adds countries
Microsoft cuts price of enterprise cloud service, adds countries
blog.seattlepi.com — Microsoft is reducing the price of its Business Productivity Online Suite, the cloud-based enterprise communications platform, and... expanding the service into 15 more countries. (more) Microsoft cuts price of enterprise cloud service, adds ...
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NewTeeVee — ... Microsoft Drops Family Guy Sponsorship; Window 7 will no longer be sponsoring an episode of the cartoon after the company realized the show is pretty… off-color. (MediaMemo) ...

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Digital Daily — ... Peter Kafka lives at the crossroads of media and tech, and that’s exactly where he was almost run down by the Windows 7-Family Guy episode. Microsoft apparently bailed out of the deal when they took a closer look at what was actually inside. From the “not-so-fast” files, Peter covered ...

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