The picture was taken in Sietes, Spain, which had been decorated for an
advertisement for the event. In point of fact, the people
of Sietes are not a particularly good customer base:The tiny village of Sietes Spain will be the new location for an advertisement from Microsoft about Windows 7, which is slightly ironic given the software giant has chosen a place that only has one internet connection, which is about as fast as a slug.
The town of Sietes has only 40 citizens and out of those 40, most of the people who live there do not know how to use a computer, which makes it perfect for the company, which in the past advertised Vista as so easy to use that people with little computer knowledge could figure it out.
The staff of Microsoft arrived in the city with 50 computers and taught them how to use the Windows 7 software while filming the advertisement, which will hit airwaves on Oct. 22nd.
Perhaps most of you have seen the advertisement already. I have not, so I was amused.
The photo, by the way, was a Reuters Editor's Choice, for 20 October 2009.
Comments
For non-Spanish speakers, the village name of Sietes means "Sevens."
Posted by: mistyj | November 10, 2009 9:57 AM