If you’re all atwitter about the upcoming public release of Windows 7 and can’t wait to tell your friends about it, Microsoft has a deal for you- host a Launch Party and you get a special Signature Edition of Windows 7 Ultimate. Ars Technica has the scoop on it here.
I actually thought about this for all of 5 seconds. But as glad as I am to see Windows 7, and as much of a worthwhile upgrade as it is, I’m not sure I’d want to learn about it in that format. When Lynn and I throw a house party, there’s music, the margarita blender is spinning like a DJ, friends are coming and going, and there are multiple conversations going on at one time.
I could see hosting a house party organized around watching Pink Floyd’s Pulse live performance DVD, along with some live Radiohead from the “In The Basement” series (and have in fact planned to do this). Those don’t require constant attention, and if you’re putting a Windows 7 desktop up on the TV to walk through new features, that seems more “lecture” than “party” and not as much fun.
Not sure how anyone else feels, but for me the way to dive in to a new OS release is in my office, with a pot of coffee, a freshly formatted hard disk, some Rush albums in a loop on the iPod, and hours of uninterrupted time.
If I’m wrong about this and there’s enough interest, I’ll rethink it and sign up. Otherwise, let me know if anyone wants to come over and watch some live Pink Floyd.
Crap! It’s like a Tupperware party for Geeks! Where do I sign up?
I agree, but wait, the Microsoft lecture might make more sense after a bottle of tequila.