Comments on: microsoft. stop. being. bland. http://gapingvoid.com/2005/07/26/microsoft-stop-being-bland/ "cartoons drawn on the back of business cards" Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:53:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Paul Farnell http://gapingvoid.com/2005/07/26/microsoft-stop-being-bland/#comment-7021 Paul Farnell Thu, 28 Jul 2005 16:03:06 +0000 http://gapingvoid.com/?p=1634#comment-7021 Although the post made me laugh out loud, I do feel slightly disappointed that people don't like the name Vista - I called my company SiteVista :-) Although the post made me laugh out loud, I do feel slightly disappointed that people don’t like the name Vista – I called my company SiteVista :-)

]]> By: RichW http://gapingvoid.com/2005/07/26/microsoft-stop-being-bland/#comment-7020 RichW Wed, 27 Jul 2005 04:17:47 +0000 http://gapingvoid.com/?p=1634#comment-7020 Last week I ran across an article on the PRC's top IT show, which is a blend of Comdex and E3. It wasn't named with any of the typical "trade show"-type describers like Summit or World or Planet. It was called simply, "ChinaJoy". That's pretty nifty. Last week I ran across an article on the PRC’s top IT show, which is a blend of Comdex and E3.
It wasn’t named with any of the typical “trade show”-type describers like Summit or World or Planet.
It was called simply, “ChinaJoy”.
That’s pretty nifty.

]]> By: RichW http://gapingvoid.com/2005/07/26/microsoft-stop-being-bland/#comment-7019 RichW Wed, 27 Jul 2005 04:04:57 +0000 http://gapingvoid.com/?p=1634#comment-7019 test test

]]> By: MarkN http://gapingvoid.com/2005/07/26/microsoft-stop-being-bland/#comment-7018 MarkN Tue, 26 Jul 2005 23:20:10 +0000 http://gapingvoid.com/?p=1634#comment-7018 Pity to have so many customers in so many different markets that they end up having to be bland and generic lest they offend some microscosm of their user base. Pity to have so many customers in so many different markets that they end up having to be bland and generic lest they offend some microscosm of their user base.

]]> By: Jeff Clark http://gapingvoid.com/2005/07/26/microsoft-stop-being-bland/#comment-7017 Jeff Clark Tue, 26 Jul 2005 22:01:02 +0000 http://gapingvoid.com/?p=1634#comment-7017 "It's the kind of name Disney would come up with. Or General Motors." When I was an intern at Walt Disney World, they made all the interns live in their crappy on-site apartment complex called "Vista Way". “It’s the kind of name Disney would come up with. Or General Motors.”
When I was an intern at Walt Disney World, they made all the interns live in their crappy on-site apartment complex called “Vista Way”.

]]> By: Stephen Pierzchala http://gapingvoid.com/2005/07/26/microsoft-stop-being-bland/#comment-7016 Stephen Pierzchala Tue, 26 Jul 2005 19:34:06 +0000 http://gapingvoid.com/?p=1634#comment-7016 I see a resurgence in the usage of "Hasta la Vista, Microsoft" coming up... smp I see a resurgence in the usage of “Hasta la Vista, Microsoft” coming up…
smp

]]> By: Shaun Dewberry's Weblog http://gapingvoid.com/2005/07/26/microsoft-stop-being-bland/#comment-7022 Shaun Dewberry's Weblog Tue, 26 Jul 2005 15:49:14 +0000 http://gapingvoid.com/?p=1634#comment-7022 <strong>Why "Windows Vista" is a bad name...</strong> I'm not alone in thinking that "Windows Vista" is a really bad name. Apart from the obvious 'Hasta la Vista' catch phrase which brings images of the Governor of California single-handedly shooting up Redmond. Hugh Macleod (I love his little sketches... Why “Windows Vista” is a bad name…

I’m not alone in thinking that “Windows Vista” is a really bad name. Apart from the obvious ‘Hasta la Vista’ catch phrase which brings images of the Governor of California single-handedly shooting up Redmond.
Hugh Macleod (I love his little sketches…

]]> By: Jonathan Hardwick http://gapingvoid.com/2005/07/26/microsoft-stop-being-bland/#comment-7015 Jonathan Hardwick Tue, 26 Jul 2005 13:42:17 +0000 http://gapingvoid.com/?p=1634#comment-7015 "Now all you need is some uninspired-but-really-expensive Madison Avenue ad campaign" The official Windows Vista tagline is this: "Clear. Confident. Connected." I have no idea how many gajillions of dollars we spent to come up with that one. “Now all you need is some uninspired-but-really-expensive Madison Avenue ad campaign”
The official Windows Vista tagline is this:
“Clear. Confident. Connected.”
I have no idea how many gajillions of dollars we spent to come up with that one.

]]> By: hugh macleod http://gapingvoid.com/2005/07/26/microsoft-stop-being-bland/#comment-7014 hugh macleod Tue, 26 Jul 2005 12:32:43 +0000 http://gapingvoid.com/?p=1634#comment-7014 Funny, I've been thinking for a while that I should draw cartoons for them, like I did for Spikesource earlier this year... <a href="http://www.gapingvoid.com/Moveable_Type/archives/001512.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.gapingvoid.com/Moveable_Type/archives/001512.html</a> Hmmmm..... Robert? Funny, I’ve been thinking for a while that I should draw cartoons for them, like I did for Spikesource earlier this year…
http://www.gapingvoid.com/Moveable_Type/archives/001512.html
Hmmmm….. Robert?

]]> By: scottie http://gapingvoid.com/2005/07/26/microsoft-stop-being-bland/#comment-7013 scottie Tue, 26 Jul 2005 12:23:37 +0000 http://gapingvoid.com/?p=1634#comment-7013 "It's the kind of name Disney would come up with. Or General Motors." actually, it's already a name that Dodge came up with. crappy minvan/wagons from the early 1990s. “It’s the kind of name Disney would come up with. Or General Motors.”
actually, it’s already a name that Dodge came up with. crappy minvan/wagons from the early 1990s.

]]> By: scottie http://gapingvoid.com/2005/07/26/microsoft-stop-being-bland/#comment-7012 scottie Tue, 26 Jul 2005 12:20:06 +0000 http://gapingvoid.com/?p=1634#comment-7012 you'd think that a company with the market clout and marketing budget that Microsoft has would hire good creative people to do better than this. should I send over a resume? you’d think that a company with the market clout and marketing budget that Microsoft has would hire good creative people to do better than this. should I send over a resume?

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