Microsoft Windows spoof reaches mass audience
LONDON - A UK-made spoof of the much derided Windows 7 launch party video has had nearly 200,000 views since launching on the same day as Microsoft's new operating system.
The original video, featuring painfully stilted dialogue, a studiously PC mix of guests and spectacularly unconvincing performances, encouraged people to gather their friends and family together and host a party to mark the launch of Windows 7.
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The spoof version, produced by the UK comedy website Funny or Die, features a similar set of characters hosting a party torrenting party - that is, illegally downloading the Windows 7 software. Unlike the original version, it is interrupted by the kitchen's owner, played by Daniel Maier, unexpectedly turning up, giving rise to the spoof's best line:
It was written by The Dawson Bros, a comedy writing team who have worked on shows including 'That Mitchell & Webb Look' and 'The Kevin Bishop Show'.
The much maligned Windows 7 pre-launch campaign did not harm sales of the operating system, with Amazon reporting that it was the most pre-ordered item in its history, surpassing previous record holder Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
Bit.torrent site The Pirate Bay shows, however, that Microsoft Windows 7 is the fourth-most torrented item at the moment.
A spoof of Microsoft Windows has become a viral hit
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