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greatbearToday marked the official release of Microsoft Windows 7. Many in the geek world are celebrating in their own different ways, but in Japan, there's something you'd never expect. Turns out, Burger King has come out with a limited-edition Whopper and special promotion:
Yes, for one week (seven days!) you can get the Windows 7 Whopper with seven meat patties for ¥777 (about $8.55), but only if you are one of the first 30 brave souls in the store that day. After that, it's ¥1450 ($17.10!). So much for doin' the 7s and sticking with it.
Unfortunately, nothing of this sort was promoted when OS X Snow Leopard was released. I guess there's always a Big Mac. ;)
(Ganked from Engadget)
Yes, for one week (seven days!) you can get the Windows 7 Whopper with seven meat patties for ¥777 (about $8.55), but only if you are one of the first 30 brave souls in the store that day. After that, it's ¥1450 ($17.10!). So much for doin' the 7s and sticking with it.
Unfortunately, nothing of this sort was promoted when OS X Snow Leopard was released. I guess there's always a Big Mac. ;)
(Ganked from Engadget)
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Date: 2009-10-23 04:26 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-10-24 01:19 pm (UTC)best comment
Date: 2009-10-26 08:27 pm (UTC)article about this promotion, PC world said, "Worse, still, is that Microsoft's worst critics have accused it of lying. Given that's the case, why promote Windows 7 with a whopper, which is slang for a big lie?"
LOFL!