Speechless. That's how I felt when I came across this latest gem from the bowels of Microsoft's sales & marketing organization. Never mind that they've completely dishonored "The Boss" - this whole production is an abomination! Who on earth thought this would be a good idea?

I actually feel sad for the Microsoft folks who received this thing in their inbox. It's hard to take pride in your work when your employer talks down to you like this. I've seen better motivational pitches at an Amway convention.

Perhaps Microsoft thinks its employees live in a vacuum. After all, anyone even remotely current with industry trends knows that Vista is a flop, and that SP1 has done little to turn the tide of rejections. Don't these folks read the news?

I understand that Microsoft wants to "rally its troops" in light of the Vista debacle. But producing a video that insults their intelligence (and the many fans of the "Tramp-in-Chief") seems an odd way to go about it.

Let's hope the folks from "MAD TV" are watching. This would make for a killer skit - right up there with the "iRack" spoof from a while back.

"Baby, we were born to run...away from corny motivational videos!"

Posted by Randall Kennedy on April 16, 2008 02:47 PM