Microsoft's "Source Fource" Action Figures 363
RCanine writes "Microsoft is attempting to curry mind share with the 3-12 age bracket with their new event, the Source Fource, a series of developer-based action figures. Windows Vista Sensei, SQL Server Gal and some lame gender stereotypes presumably seek to rid the world of bearded, katana-wielding evil-doers. From the article: 'Between March 15th and April 15th 2007, the new super dudette will be offered and will be sent to developers who get their act together and attend at least two live MSDN Webcasts or two MSDN Virtual Labs, or one of each.'" I just can't figure out what to make of this, except that I hope someone can tell me if it blends. Or melts. Or burns.
For the love of... (Score:5, Funny)
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Re:For the love of...Apocalypse Ponies! (Score:4, Funny)
(little girl voice): I'm war pony (flames couch)
(little girl voice): A I am (evil deep voice) DEATH PONY!
google: robot chicken apocalypse pony
I think I speak for everyone here... (Score:5, Funny)
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Re:For the love of... (Score:4, Insightful)
I think I have lost the will to live.
That HAS to be the most depressing and pathetic thing I have seen in years.
Maybe the big bad penguin TUX will be the evil genius that is trying to lure potential windows developers away, and the new "superheroes" will rally to their aid.
Its not even 1700 and after reading that I need a drink..
Xerox must have hired the same consultants (Score:4, Informative)
IncredibleInc [incredibleinc.com]
Bluescreen (Score:5, Insightful)
The only thing left standing is my stuffed Tux.
Re:For the love of... (Score:5, Insightful)
Hmm... (Score:5, Funny)
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Re:Hmm... (Score:4, Funny)
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Hey hey hey, there are kids reading this. You know you can't say words like "Detroit" in polite company! Now go wash your mouth out with soap, young man!
Re:Hmm... (Score:5, Funny)
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"I was hoping that she'd be hawt, but then it turned out that she's the demon Detroit-spawn of a block of lego and that big sleeping Pokemon dude..
Re:Hmm... (Score:5, Funny)
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I would inject her then 9 months later watch her drop her tables. If you know what I mean.
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Re:Hmm... (Score:5, Funny)
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Re:Hmm... (Score:5, Funny)
No, but she isn't big on limiting access - hell, that's the name of her little sister. However, as a result she has worms, bugs, and viruses. Use virus protection if you want to mess with her, and remember: she charges for the "fun", unless you meet her at a shady BitTorrent server somewhere.
Re:Hmm... (Score:5, Funny)
They are not talking about the television show. She is just a slut.
Oooo, Ooooo, Oooo!!!!!! (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Oooo, Ooooo, Oooo!!!!!! (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Oooo, Ooooo, Oooo!!!!!! (Score:5, Funny)
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missing someone here.... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:missing someone here.... (Score:5, Funny)
- "Developers! Developers! Developers!"
- "Woooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!"
- "I'm going to f**king KILL Google!"
Supplies are limited, so place your order now!
Re:missing someone here.... (Score:5, Funny)
Hmm... (Score:5, Funny)
Let me guess.
Are the nemeses of these characters 'Evil Dr Torvalds' and 'The Jobs Bandit', who are intent on overtaking the world with their clone armies of penguins, platypuses and scary Finder icons?
Re:Hmm... (Score:5, Funny)
I think BatMan uses BSD (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Hmm... (Score:5, Funny)
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Those are over on Source Forge (Score:4, Funny)
WTF? (Score:5, Insightful)
Let the "you must be new here" comments begin.
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Tied into the upcoming launch of server 2008, the official launch of VS2008 and the eventual launch of sql server 2008 (she's late to the party, tho. Guess someone else was already wearing her dress
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Honestly, if you're signing up for these webinars and labs, shouldn't you be motivated by the
Re:WTF? (Score:4, Funny)
WTF (Score:3, Insightful)
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What's next bubble gum trading cards of the leading windrones and micro-softies, with a special super secret set of the leading forum flooding microtrolls.
I can just imagine a whole range of vira
Too much cash in MS marketing. (Score:5, Interesting)
That's the only explanation I can come up for this initiative. Anything else makes me want to obliterate humanity.
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Microsoft At Its Finest (Score:5, Funny)
Now, a lot of sites have this crazy idea of embedded video that streams from a site or source that's dedicated to streaming video. You know like YouTube, Blip.tv or any of the
So what happens when you click "view"? Well, it creates a popup window that opens up Windows Media Player! Good luck viewing a
The least Microsoft could do is create their own streaming video server but, alas, we must revert to our archaic mentality, reject all that is sensible and invade my privacy and comfort zone by automatically opening a program that is tied to the kernel (and at least historically had admin rights when I didn't) sitting in kernel land on my computer.
Assistant: Mr. Ballmer! Research indicates that Richard Stallman is 50% more cuddly than you!
Ballmer: Damnit
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Call me crazy, but perhaps they're only interested in Windows users?
Just in case anyone was wondering, no, mplayer can't play the files. At least, not whatever I have on gutsy with medibuntu.
I would be throwing a chair by now... (Score:3, Funny)
2. I use Linux exclusively.
3. My son -- which could be a Microsoft convert if this thing worked -- cannot watch the videos.
4. Therefore, he is safe from the brainwashing.
5. Profit!!!
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Now, a lot of sites have this crazy idea of embedded video that streams from a site or source that's dedicated to streaming video. You know like YouTube, Blip.tv or any of the .tv sites really. Does Microsoft utilize any of those freely available options? Oh no, of course not! YouTube is Google! Even if we don't have a competing solution we must not use theirs!
You would think Microsoft would at least use its own video streaming service, Soapbox [msn.com]
Re:Microsoft At Its Finest (Score:5, Funny)
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You need Windows to view "ass-sex".
or
Linux doesn't support "ass-sex".
or
[Insert Mac-users-are-gay joke here]
they should have just adopted the os-tans (Score:5, Insightful)
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3-12 year olds? (Score:3, Insightful)
Desperate (Score:2)
When are they going to have the video game and tv series tied to the figures released? What? There aren't any! Once again, MS blows it big time.
All this really is... (Score:2, Interesting)
So, their answer, of course, is to create not one, but LOTS, of cute, cuddly mascots. After all, if one is good, 10 must be better. Right?
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Say what you want. (Score:4, Funny)
They're like, ninja developer legomen superheroes!
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Unfortunately, in a sick, sad way, you're right.
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Windows Vista Sensei? (Score:4, Funny)
From the website:
That's quite some selective perception, I can't even believe this is real!!
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Sould have banked this story (Score:2)
Marketing taking advantage of similar phrases? (Score:4, Insightful)
Office Open XML (similar to OpenOffice.org?)
Source Force (SourceForge, anyone?)
Seriously, it's like they're trying to give all these great projects a bad name in the eyes of the ignorant masses who will make the subliminal association in their heads. When all they have is marketing left trying to revive the sinking ship, every problem can be made to look like a marketing one.
It's at times like this ... (Score:5, Insightful)
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A bit old? (Score:2, Informative)
You'll need your Time Machine... (Score:3, Informative)
But go ahead and watch the video, if you can. See if they'll at least throw in a time-share condo.
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It gets posted to slashdot.org as news 10 months later.
Does the lead action figure (Score:2)
The Windows Vista Target Audience (Score:2)
A team effort even! (Score:2)
- explore possible characters
- depict them
- write detailed commentary
- outsource actual manufacturing, including mold design, painting, packaging
- publish & advertise the promotion
- reserve & fill warehouse space
- ship them
etc.
It's what I've been calling the "SpongeBob Effect": someone actually had to convince deep-pocket high-level managers to fund a team to do this - and got a 'yes'!
Interoperable with Legos? (Score:2)
After looking the pictures on the website, I started to wonder if the action figures would work with Legos. Then I remembered are Microsoft products, so I would have to assume no.
(note to any creative people/companies out there: if you designed similarly themed action-hero figures from open-source mascots, I would so buy them.
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Invent Your Own (Score:2)
With his hands replaced by twin gas powered chainsaws and a face that would make Leatherface vomit, the Microsoft Marketing Maniac is an expert of sowing the seeds of Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt amongst Microsoft's competitors. Like Michael Myers, he is known for doing his best work on Halloween, but this blood gorged monster will do his gruesome work year round.
Look out! There he is behind you.... aiieeee!
Concept art stolen from the game Splatterhouse [empire-of-the-claw.com]
DC will sue? (Score:5, Insightful)
I think MSDN Webcast Guy's tagline says it best, "His parents weren't very creative."
embrace, extend, extinguish - on names (Score:5, Interesting)
I don't know why, but if I wanted to muddle a name, that's something I'd do: Create something that sounds much like it, is a bit childish and ridiculous, and try to make it popular.
MS Barbie (Score:2)
Thanks (Score:5, Funny)
you've really gotta laugh at this though! (Score:2, Funny)
"ISV Super Gal, as persistent as ever, studied and was eventually able to find a way to turn matter into energy
and then back again via an Ultra-Mobile PC running Windows Vista. Shortly there after she left and headed back to main society to continue her studies.
When her friends found out about the device she had created they were amazed as could be."
Yeap - I'm sure many of us would be amazed that she was able to produce anything! (The bold emphasising is mine.)
Still, my kid
Read the comments on the last two guys (Score:2)
Hey, Microsoft said it. I didn't.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/events/hero/sfbio/#msdnwebcastguy [microsoft.com]
http://msdn.microsoft.com/events/hero/sfbio/#visualstudioguy [microsoft.com]
Larry Boy to the Rescue!!! (Score:2)
Larry Boy will KICK THESE GUYS/GALS A55!!!
And why shouldn't they. In "The Fib from Outer Space" episode, Larry Boy's sidekick Albert accidentally unplugs the computer just as the answer is arriving. Upon reboot, you see that the CucumberComputer's big happy face is that of a MAC! HA!
What, you guys don't ever code in front of the TV with the kids?
Source (Score:2)
Get that stick out of your ass (Score:2)
Aside from the fact that it's MS there is nothing to see here. Take your boorish trolls elsewhere. Most of the comments here just show why nerds can't get girls... they have too hard of a time not taking themselves so seriously.
I'm nearly at the point of asking why this even made the front page.
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Source Fource vs. Chuck Norris (Score:2)
Screwed up minority count! (Score:2)
However, I love that webcast guy giving the thumbs-up. [microsoft.com] I don't know what it is about that little guy, but I think they should make him the boss of [theonion.com]
I'm waiting for the Batman crossover (Score:5, Funny)
hmmm... Source Fource... Source Forge (Score:5, Insightful)
Offer's expired - March 15 - April 15 2007 (Score:4, Interesting)
And in the rules... (again, emphasis mine).
Either this is really really really old news (not unusual - it IS
It's 2008, not 2007 -- old news (Score:3, Informative)
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Re:Haha, the description is ACCURATE! (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Haha, the description is ACCURATE! (Score:4, Funny)
Cancel or Allow?
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