The world is awaiting with tremulous expectation the forthcoming Professional Developers [sic] Conference, aka PDC2008, which Microsoft has dubbed an event "so hot, the t-shirts caught on fire!"

Crikey. PDC2008 attendees will apparently walk away with a 160-gig hard drive loaded with Windows 7, and what better way to celebrate this sensational act of computing charity than with a promotional video? Ladies and gentlemen, we give you 4 Softies and a Pizza Guy...

Well, my original intention was to write a balanced preview of PDC 2008, but I made the mistake of watching the video twice. So, if you'll excuse me, I'm off for a valium washed down with a very stiff brandy followed by a lie down in the Vulture Central darkened chill-out room. ®

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