A good indicator that a product is getting ready to launch? You start seeing advertisements for it. In the case of this brand new Windows Phone 7 advertisement, you might notice that it’s a bit quiet. And, it’s missing any semblance of “information” about the particular product. But, when the ad is being showcased in front of Lawrence of Arabia, and it’s supposed to be a theme ad, then it will probably start to make sense.
The ad does show a Windows Phone 7 device, but we’ll point out here that it’s just a render. On top of that, the first thing the phone tell us, in delicate handwriting, is that the revolution is coming. There’s probably a few people out there that would love to say the revolution is indeed coming, but that Windows Phone 7 has nothing to do with that. Then there’d be the others that believe this revolution is meant for Microsoft internally, and not the phone market in general. It’s anyone’s guess, but we imagine that Microsoft is certainly aiming high.
Check out the ad below in all its silent (save for some music) glory. You’ll get to see the Windows Phone 7 home screen again, just as we’ve seen plenty of times before, but that’s not a bad thing, right?
[via WindowsPhoneUK]
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Usually we’d advise you not to read too much into this — we’d point out that this was a themed ad served up before the showing of Lawrence of Arabia at London’s Secret Cinema event — but what the hell: Microsoft says the revolution’s coming. It’s on now!
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Microsoft and United hooked up back in June for a hardware-less Zune partnership, which seems to have turned out pretty sweetly for both parties. Dave McLauchlan, chief Zune HD evangelist, has dished the news that the two companies are stepping up their relationship with a set of 500 Zunes being provided for long-haul flights to Hong Kong and Australia. Before you cry foul and say you never get on a flying tin can without your own media, Microsoft’s angle here will be to preload those OLED-sporting babies with exclusive content, including flicks that haven’t yet made it to a DVD release. Dave himself has been running around movie studios and closing deals, while the Zune HDs in question have now been encased in rubber, had their screens protected, and batteries charged. See them in a group shot after the break.
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