Not quite, but this video is pretty funny.
More on Westboro Baptist Church and Phelps, the guy that brought you the “God Hates Marbles” campaign.
7/26/2006
Fred Phelps gets Punked
Hey Rumor Guys, The Zune Video is the Same Exact One For The Old “Project Alexandria”
Everyone and their cousin is reporting about a new device from Microsoft called “Zune” which supposedly is an iPod killer.
While I would not put it past them, if you watch the video reportedly uploaded for buzz-effect, you might have a sense of deja vu.
Going back to March 7th this year, there were reports of another project called “Alexandria” (this occurred hot on the heels of the Origami UMPC release). In fact, watch the Alexandria video and compare it to the “viral” Zune ad.
Notice that it is literally the same exact thing?
This is what happens when you play with tea leaves… you can come up with pretty much any kind of prophecy you want. At the same time, this is not to say that Alexandria is not Zune, it is just that the video is not new.
To their credit, Microsoft can get some really good RoI with that ad again in a few months by “leaking” information about new touch-sensitive floor surfaces they have developed (as seen in the intro). Remember the E3 Nintendo video showing off similar technology?
What tipped me off was around 1:15 when you see a bunch of “hip” Gen Y’ers standing around a couch. I knew I had seen those cliche stereotypes before (count them: token asian, token black guy and girl, punk rocker with a mullet, erudite intellectual with trendy glasses and cap, etc.).
Note: if you are interested here are some of the original teasers for Origami: 1 2