Microsoft Mocks Google and---Shocker---Is Funny - Businessweek

Strange days indeed

The underlying message meant to be conveyed through the videos was “we’re fun-loving nerds and proud of it.” Microsoft wanted to offer proof that it had a kinder, gentler side to counter the public’s impresion of it as the unstoppable dark empire of software. It was the sort of thing that a company would try in an effort to erase years of antitrust hearings, iron-fisted business dealings, and awkward performances from Gates and Ballmer.

Microsoft Mocks Google and---Shocker---Is Funny - Businessweek