Timothy Chen

今天是Developer界眾所期待的年度大拜拜 - PDC 2008 (Professional Developers Conference 2008)開幕，大家知道微軟如何衝今年的報名人數嗎？答案就在兩大撇步之中：

撇步一：告訴全世界(包含媒體、部落圈)Windows 7將在PDC 2008首次公開亮相，外加與會者能帶走第一手Beta版Windows 7回家測試。

撇步二：邀請全新男子團體，在西方，人稱美國西城男孩的接班人，在東方，人稱台灣天團5566出道以來首次害怕的真正對手 - “4 Softies and a Pizza Guy” (翻譯：4個軟啪啪與1個比薩男)為PDC2008代言，並帶來首張單曲MV:

首波主打旋律不但好聽，歌詞更是令全球Developer毛骨鬆軟，不自主地跟著一起唱…

Verse 1:
I’ve seen you in my dreams, I love you so much
I know I’m gonna love the way that you respond to my touch
So fine, I need to make you mine
When we’re together there ain’t no mountain we can’t climb
Verse 1A:
P-D-C, two thousand eight
Windows 7 is coming and I can’t wait
I’m gonna get the first one, right out of the crate, Wrap your windows around me
Chorus:
I share my best ideas with you
Make them come true, ’cause that’s what you’re meant to do You take me closer to heaven
Tell your dreams and hopes to me
Get close to me, ’cause that’s where you’re ’sposed to be I’m talkin’ about Windows 7. ooaahooo
Verse 2:
You turn me on, with your graphics and text I get so excited when I think about where you’ll take me next
I’m gonna leave with my developer guide
And tons of Windows content on a hundred sixty gigabyte drive!
Verse 2A:
P-D-C, two thousand eight
Windows 7 is coming and I can’t wait.
The desktop and taskbar will integrate,
Wrap your windows around me.
Chorus….
Mid section
They say the eyes are the windows to the soul When I look in your eyes, I almost lose control
We’ve got a strong foundation, efficient applications
And new APIs
When I’m with you I feel energized!
Rap:
7 is my lucky number
At night I get 7 hours of slumber
And Windows 7 at the PDC, twenty o eight, is gonna go and steal the other guy’s thunder Developers and users, be good to your computers
Ya can’t win with another system made for losers. for Windows 7, my love is true Now let me use direct 3d to unlock your GPU!
Verse 1A…..
Chorus…..

此天團出道不到一個月，在歌迷的讚嘆與謾罵中硬是奪得2.5顆星評價，與超過20萬個播放次數，今年想角逐艾美獎的，小心了！

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