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As part of Microsoft’s campaign to promote Windows Live, Phil Holden, the director of Windows Live, has been hanging around Toronto this week. Tonight at the funky Gladstone Hotel ultra-cool Drake Hotel, Microsoft will be hosting a cocktail party for “Canadian bloggers” and a lot of “Web 2.0″ people. It’s nice to be invited but I had to laugh at the e-mail that Microsoft’s P.R. agency sent out. It started like this: “We need you. Why? Because you get it. That’s why I’m inviting you and a few other like-minded people to our exclusive Windows Live Linkup event.” I’m flattered that Microsoft thinks I “get it” but apparently they think a lot of other people get it too given the fact the same e-mail went out to a bunch of other people. And I thought I was special……:)…Windows Live, by the way, is Microsoft’s platform to migrate its software portfolio from the desktop to the Web in a way where they are tightly integrated. Jon Arnold attended the event last night and provides his take on the proceedings.
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HI there,
Microsoft’s PR girl here… gutted about the invite. But I am having a good chuckle at your post. (difficult to communicate laughing through a comment…) Hope you come tonight regardless of the invite. We’ll get it right eventually… But at least we’re having a party :)
Cheers, Sarah
Hey Michael,
I never got an invite either. Ah well, I live on the other side of the country anyways. It would probably be a ‘slight’ hassle to attend a one-night Microsoft schmooze-fest ;)
when it comes to marketing windows live, i think microsoft thinks we’re all special. i suspect you won’t be turned down if you arrive at the drake at about 6 p.m. and gush about your interest in live!
Hey, I didn’t get an invite! Guess I’m not as special as you are :)