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therawfeed.com - 10/26/2009
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Could Microsoft's marketing department be any more inept?
First, the company pays the Family Guy people a...
load of money to sell out and write gratuitous Windows 7 references into the "Family Guy Presents: Seth and Alex's Almost Live Comedy Show," ...
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Microsoft pulls out of Family Guy special
techradar.com - 10/27/2009
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Microsoft has pulled out of co-sponsoring an entire
episode of Family Guy in order to promote Windows...
7, ending up with egg on its face over the mis-managed marketing debacle. Microsoft originally planned to sponsor "Family Guy Presents: Seth & Alex's Almost Live Comedy Show" much to the ...
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Microsoft pulls out of Family Guy special
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Microsoft pulls out of Family Guy special
The Raw Feed —
Could Microsoft's marketing department be any more inept? First, the company pays the Family Guy people a load of money to sell out and write gratuitous Windows 7 references into the "Family Guy Presents: Seth and Alex's Almost Live Comedy Show," airing November 8, which is so bad harms the reputations of both Microsoft and Family Guy. Now, according to Hollywood trade rag Variety, Microsoft is pulling out of the special because they discovered that Family Guy does controversial material. Microsoft was shocked -- SHOCKED! -- to discover that the episode would contain "typical Family Guy style ...
Microsoft drops Family Guy special over content issues
AppleInsider —
By Prince McLean Published: 06:00 PM EST Microsoft has pulled the plug on its Windows 7 ad campaign featuring Seth MacFarlane's "Family Guy" franchise after deciding the edgy comedy didn't "fit with the Windows brand." A report by Variety said Microsoft originally hoped to sponsor the "Family Guy Presents: Seth and Alex's Almost Live Comedy Show" on Fox to help launch Windows 7. Rather than using commercial breaks between the show's segments of animated and live-action comedy routines, the company planned to work with MacFarlane and comedienne Alex Borstein to inject messages about Windows 7 directly into the program. Once Microsoft saw ...
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Microsoft said Monday it has canceled its sponsorship of a planned variety show with the creator of the "Family Guy."
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