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The rebranding car wreck doesn’t end there though. Not happy with just creating a shockingly bad logo for bing the designers of this launch micro-site (which I assume is being used to herald the new dawn of Bing to the world) have blatantly ripped an idea from this site: dragoninteractive.com. Of course, it goes without saying that the Dragon Interactive site is far superior in many ways – but why have Microsoft so obviously not invested time in the design of these sites let alone the bing logo?

Also Microsoft apparently ripped off Kayak.com for their travel search features. You would think a company with the resources of Microsoft would be able to create unique and better designs. Also, they have this creative company that does some ads for them just in case they need some help, they are pretty well known. Maybe you’ve heard of them? (Hint: their name rhymes with Crispin Porter + Bogusky)

The bing search engine itself actually isn’t that bad, but that matters little when their competition is google. Microsoft would likely win more converts if they didn’t piss everyone off by using bad or stolen creative.

Tangent thought…but every time I think of “Microsoft design” I can’t help but think of the great: “If Microsoft designed the ipod packaging” video which is embedded below. Enjoy

I understand you are fearful of change.  I get it.  Don’t upgrade to Office 2007.  Doesn’t bother me at all. Don’t upgrade to Vista.  Heck that OS compelled me to switch to a Mac. I also understand that your IT support staff is not prepared for the onslaught of calls due to the ribbon replacing menus in Office 07.

But the whole goal of Internet Explorer 7 was to be more secure (i.e. less for you to worry about).  Especially now that it’s been out for 2 years.  Also, it’s a browser, so it won’t crash your network or cause a flood of calls to your IT support center.

In conclusion, this is my plea to you corporate America, to do what’s best for web developers everywhere and upgrade to IE7 already.  The world of tab pages and standards based CSS support awaits you.

Sincerely,

Brian Schwartz

Some of my partners were nice enough to get some personalized items from 2 Little Stars for Gabe (my son) and my wife and I couldn’t be happier with the gifts.  We’ve since bought a tag blanket as a gift for someone else.

We feature two personal trainers from Fort Myers Florida and two personal trainers from Athens Georgia  and this campaign features direct mail, the microsite, banner ads and a few guerrilla tactics. 

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