Microsoft drops sponsorship of "Family Guy" special

Yay! ;-)

It kind of makes you wonder, what MS cut ups existed in that live recording to make MS decide to pull out? This could look very bad on them, as there was a delay to get the episode pushed out and now there could be a delay cause MS didn't pull through.

Millions of people watch the show, and seeing how MS can't handle Family' Guys brand of humor after agreeing to let them slice it up, just shows how not serious MS is about their own brand. MS should have known better to even let this promotion exist if they knew there was any chance for them pulling out if they didn't like how they were being attacked.

Originally posted by Mysttic:

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It kind of makes you wonder, what MS cut ups existed in that live recording to make MS decide to pull out? This could look very bad on them, as there was a delay to get the episode pushed out and now there could be a delay cause MS didn't pull through.

Millions of people watch the show, and seeing how MS can't handle Family' Guys brand of humor after agreeing to let them slice it up, just shows how not serious MS is about their own brand. MS should have known better to even let this promotion exist if they knew there was any chance for them pulling out if they didn't like how they were being attacked.

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If fox was smart they would cover the cost with Apple and show flaws in Vista and refer to MS pull out as releasing another patch operating system . and show the new apple comercals durning the breaks from the show...it would add to the story line ..... its only a thought ....

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Personally I would rather see Family Guy bash MS rather that helping them but.......... They didn't like how they were be attacked? Does MS realize how bad Family Guy is going to tear them apart after pulling out? History shows that Seth McFarlane doesn't care who he offends. Considering how popular Family Guy is this was not a good decision for MS.

Originally posted by mystic:

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If fox was smart they would cover the cost with Apple and show flaws in Vista and refer to MS pull out as releasing another patch operating system . and show the new apple comercals durning the breaks from the show...it would add to the story line ..... its only a thought ....

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Originally posted by djeazyg:

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Personally I would rather see Family Guy bash MS rather that helping them but.......... They didn't like how they were be attacked? Does MS realize how bad Family Guy is going to tear them apart after pulling out? History shows that Seth McFarlane doesn't care who he offends. Considering how popular Family Guy is this was not a good decision for MS.

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yeah.. that was funny.. I'm waiting for when Bills heli turns up and Stewie shoots him down in flames with a SAM.. now that's even better XD

*waits for 4 years to get UK airing.. no noid of bay.. damn.. no yankee tv for a while*

I think why they really dropped it is explained in what I was reading in yesterdays Metro paper.. European broadcasters will not allow infomercials to be screened on normal broadcast channels unless they get paid at advert rates... and there are laws in Europe about advertising.. like warnings about "this is a paid commercial presentation by xxxxx company"
Theres a more valid reason I think for dropping it... I don't have a link for that.. some of us still happen to read the newspapers we find on trains.

Microsoft Screwing the pooch again. They should have checked everything before making the shows creators doing all the show with the MS crap in it. Goes to show you not to get involved with Microsoft.

I'm a fan of the show but I think this will bomb badly. It simply does not fit with the show. And sure, show some of those Apple commercials, they lie so much I'm surprised there isn't a shovel and a truck full of BS in the back ground. It's cool to hate on MS but have you ever tried to report a problem on Apple's forum? Bunch of Nazis.