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The following is an internal promotional video produced by Microsoft to get their Vista sales team into 5th gear. Seriously.

To say this video is uncool would be a dramatic understatement. In fact, it is so drowned in dad humour and overall cheesiness, we have to wonder if the entire thing is done in irony. But based on what we know about Microsoft, almost certainly it is not.

Obviously, cool is not part of the Microsoft brand, that’s not the issue. I’ve talked about it before at length. But this degree of square-ness deserves a WTF.

And if you’re interested, check out the 8 Worst Microsoft promotional videos. »

And Steve Ballmer called Vista a “work in progress.” Thanks, we knew that. But it’s nice to see a President actually telling it like it is.

And another WTF moment is “Bill Gates Doom”, circa 1994, I imagine.e