Is Microsoft Going Soft?

Microsoft has pulled out of a sponsorship with the popular animation series "Family Guy" creator, Seth MacFarlane. Microsoft pulled out of the deal after learning of the content that would be on the show. Now eventhough joking on deaf people, Jews, incest and even hygiene is nothing new to "Family Guy" viewers, Microsoft decided to pull the plug because it did not fit with the windows brand. The show has been airing on Fox since 1999. It has given another animated show on Fox, "The Simpsons" a run for its money. The jokes said on the series have been like that since its beginning. How can Microsoft not know what's going on in pop culture. People love Stewie, a chracter from the show. Are the employees there really so stcuk on trying to be better than Apple that they are that ignorant.

This is bad for business. Microsoft thinks that by pulling out of the deal they are doing justice to their brand. Microsft is really doing a disservice to itself. The younger generations of this world watch "Family Guy." How can Microsoft expect to beat out Apple if they can't reach the people that Apple attracts. Apple pushes buttons and tries to raise the bar. Apple takes risks. They do it with their computer applications and their merchandise. Look at the Ipod for christ's sake. The only people that would probably care about jokes and remarks said on "Family Guy" are extremist and old heads. The people who don't care about that stuff outnumber them. Old heads don't buy computers. The people who are trying to run the world are buying computers. These are new times. People are beginning to accept their past and embrace and as a part of embracing it, they are laughing at it.

Hopefully, Microsoft gets it together. They are losing younger people more and more each day. Those young people are going to get older and they are going to stick with what they know which is Apple. As a result, thwy will start their childeren off with Apples until something beats Apple out. But when this happens, will it actually be Microsoft or will it be dead by then?