Microsoft Apologizes For Windows Azure Girls’ Vulgar Dance [Video]

Somewhere in the world, Microsoft is going to fire a bunch of its Marketing team for this so called vulgar dance skit. The dance took place at an event in Norway that was intended to promote new advances in Microsoft’s Azure cloud-computing platform. This video  has to be one of the most embarrassing attempts at corporate entertainment.

Later, Microsoft had to apologize to its customers and partners for the inappropriate act.

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These girls in the video dancing for a techno music is not bad enough but the song lyrics contained a number drugs references and lustful lyrics. Among them –

“CSS is my LSD”, and: “The words Micro and Soft don’t apply to my penis (or vagina)”. 

Later, as reported by GeekWire, Frank Shaw, head of corporate communications for Microsoft, tweeted that the routine — some of which you can see in the video below — was “inappropriate and just not okay.”

Microsoft already posted comments on YouTube apologizing for what happened saying – “This week’s Norwegian Developer’s Conference included a skit that involved inappropriate and offensive elements and vulgar language. We apologize to our customers and our partners and are actively looking into the matter.”

Seriously, this one is a  far cry from videos like CEO Steve Ballmer’s “Developers, developers, developers”. Until you hear more, judge for yourself below:


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7 responses to “Microsoft Apologizes For Windows Azure Girls’ Vulgar Dance [Video]”

  1. sayth renshaw Avatar

    Well largely harmless “Vulgar” I think not, yes the Micro Soft comment was stupid but beyond that seemed to be just a bit of fun.

  2. Daniel Haggard Avatar
    Daniel Haggard

    Hi icosmogeek.com – thanks for article.  Your marketing via facebook is kinda aggravating though…  If you want some sincere feedback about this strategy… then please see:   

    https://plus.google.com/u/0/117405082753493075236/posts/4HxVC5Q4xbL

    1. iCosmoGeek Avatar

      Thanks @google-b5dd2f4e16405ed1f18c4afca571850e:disqus  for the feedback. The Facebook lightbox works in the same way – either you logged in our logged out of Facebook. The main reason behind this plugin was to engage users over there in the fan page. 

      User experience though out the website is more important to me and I have now disabled that plugin. Thanks.

  3. Iain Avatar
    Iain

    Don’t need to apologise for the content. Who cares if they said penis, or LSD? They need to apologise for the very concept.

  4. Thomas Branch Avatar
    Thomas Branch

    Microsoft is on crack

  5. Ivo Georgiev Avatar
    Ivo Georgiev

    “Don’t need to apologise for the content. Who cares if they said penis, or LSD? They need to apologise for the very concept.”
    YEah! You cannot be more right.

  6. Aiden Xavier Cross Avatar

    in all honesty, it was meant to be humorous. People need to lighten up and enjoy the humor this life has to offer. Also, it makes a very real anti drug statement, saying that in stead of doing drugs, they take pleasure in building programs. In my opinion, this was in no way shape or form inappropriate, considering that they allow worse on the TV where children can watch it. This was for a group of people who were more than of age, so everyone can get over it.

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