Burger King Windows 7 Whopper

[Mulboyne]

[floatr][/floatr]Computer World: Microsoft's Windows 7 'Whopper' campaign: The worst promotion ever?
Microsoft is celebrating the release of Windows 7 in Japan with a Burger King promotion for the Windows 7 Whopper: Seven patties stacked on top of one another in one sandwich. Given that Microsoft has been criticized for releasing top-heavy, bloated operating systems, this could be one of its worst promotional ideas ever. The Windows 7 Whopper weighs in with about 1,000 calories, and likely packs enough cholesterol to require immediate surgery for anyone foolhardy enough to try eating one. It's a full five inches thick, and costs the equivalent of $8.50...more...

[Neo-Rio]

YUM! YUM!



The lower half of the bun was soaking in fat when I got it.

[Samurai_Jerk]

Burger King meat is so bad I can't imagine wanting seven patties.

[alicia454]

Now with Windows 7 you can go from the "blue screen of death" to "code blue" at your local hospital.

[xenomorph42]

Burger King meat is so bad I can't imagine wanting seven patties.

Naw! They all suck! Gotta get a burger with some bite to it! If you really want a burger made for the real animal that resides in all of use then feast your eyes on this bad boy!

http://www.in-n-out.com/
http://www.carlsjr.com/menu/

[Mike Oxlong]

I grew up on this, and pretty much crave it fortnightly...

"I also learned quickly Calgary has the best Hamburgers in the world. My driver took me to Peters' Drive-In one day. After that I'd find any excuse I could to go back there."
Hugh Jackman (Wolverine from X-Men)
Calgary Sun, April 2003

http://www.petersdrivein.com/history.html

[IkemenTommy]

[Samurai_Jerk]

Naw! They all suck! Gotta get a burger with some bite to it! If you really want a burger made for the real animal that resides in all of use then feast your eyes on this bad boy!

http://www.in-n-out.com/
http://www.carlsjr.com/menu/

Preachin' to the choir, my friend.

[(1VB)freels]

[DrP]

This is the best burger joint I know -- http://www.yelp.com/biz/zekes-drive-in-gold-bar Every weekend we'd stop there after ski instructing. The caboose is gone - and so is Zeke with his "Number XXX Pick Up Ur Order at the End Wind-A!!" The burgers were still OK -- but damn - the Honeymooner shoulda been called the Double Indemnity.

[DrP]

Oh yeah ^ and W7 sucks a little less than Vista - but thats like saying you didn't get chlamydia at the pink salon along with the clap ...

[IkemenTommy]

I know where there is Taco Bell...HEHE But you have to know someone in the military..

Not worth going all the way out to Yokosuka for a burrito supreme when you are living in Tokyo.

[TennoChinko]

I think the primary message of this co-branding campaign is right on target:

One "needs" a 7-patty 3,000 calorie bomb just as much as one "needs" a new crap O/S from Microsoft.

[(1VB)freels]

Not worth going all the way out to Yokosuka for a burrito supreme when you are living in Tokyo.

Yokota and Atsugi have them too!!!

[IkemenTommy]

Yokota and Atsugi have them too!!!

Still out of my way just for a nachos supreme.

[Ol Dirty Gaijin]

Cheapy, pop round and say hi.

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[wuchan]

Not worth going all the way out to Yokosuka for a burrito supreme when you are living in Tokyo.

But sneaking on base for popeye's chicken is worth it.

[IkemenTommy]

But sneaking on base for popeye's chicken is worth it.

Is it? After spending over an hour on the train (or more than that if you drive..) and spending at least 10 bucks per way on the fare, is it still worth it?

[wuchan]

Is it? After spending over an hour on the train (or more than that if you drive..) and spending at least 10 bucks per way on the fare, is it still worth it?

It's fucking POPEYE'S! What other chicken joint fries their food in beef fat?

god, tokyo people are so fucking whiny. Wahhhhh an hour on the train WAHHHHHH. Most people who work in tokyo spend more than an hour to and from work everyday. An hour aint shit.

BTW, costco is 10 minutes away from popeye's. Chicken then off to get my monthly meat supply.

[xenomorph42]

It's fucking POPEYE'S! What other chicken joint fries their food in beef fat?

god, tokyo people are so fucking whiny. Wahhhhh an hour on the train WAHHHHHH. Most people who work in tokyo spend more than an hour to and from work everyday. An hour aint shit.

BTW, costco is 10 minutes away from popeye's. Chicken then off to get my monthly meat supply.

Hailing from LA orig. I can say without a doubt, an hour ain't shit. Try spending 2 to 3 hours in traffic everyday going to and coming from work. You're looking at about 6 hours a day on commute alone. LA is really a nightmare, but you get used to it. But I agree, When you invite people or tell them sometimes how far you live or going to some event and you hear people complain if its more than 50min. I always here, it so far. Living in Japan an hour is practically nothing.

[Samurai_Jerk]

When I lived in Saitama and western Tokyo, I had no problem commuting for an hour. I used think, Oh, good. It's only and hour when I had to go somewhere. Since moving to central Tokyo a few years ago my whole perspective has completely changed. Now Ebisu seems too far and it's only about 20 mins.

[GuyJean]

Not sure if this belongs in this thread since it's mostly about hamburgers.. But the vid is Windows 7 related.. sort of.
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GJ

[Screwed-down Hairdo]

Not sure if this belongs in this thread since it's mostly about hamburgers.. But the vid is Windows 7 related.. sort of.
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GJ

[GuyJean]

:rofl:

To be fair, it's probably a touchscreen issue. Sucks to be Sony!

GJ

[Screwed-down Hairdo]

Well, that demo model worked exactly the same way as my Vista does....

[canman]

Can anybody tell me where I can buy a copy of windows 7 in English. Or do you know if I buy the Japanese version of ultimate, will it install in or will it be in Japanese and then you can change to English? Thanks for the help and if this has been answered elsewhere I apologize for the post.

[IkemenTommy]

Can anybody tell me where I can buy a copy of windows 7 in English. Or do you know if I buy the Japanese version of ultimate, will it install in or will it be in Japanese and then you can change to English? Thanks for the help and if this has been answered elsewhere I apologize for the post.

When Vista was released, you could install the English version and then download the language pack add-on to make it the native language, or vice versa. Because Win7 is mostly based on the Vista platform, I would answer YES to your question.

[canman]

Thanks Tommy, but I think it might be safer to use the English version, just in case things go screwy. I see that PC Tokyo is selling Win7 home edition for Y24 900. I doubt if any of the big electronic retailers are selling English versions.

[FG Lurker]

Windows 7 Ultimate is multilingual, you can change the interface at will (and per user) to any of the languages supported by Windows.

If you would like Win7 actually in a dedicated English version then the cheapest way will be to get an OEM version. The downside is that OEM versions are tied to the machine you install it to. If you buy or build a new machine there is no (legitimate) way to transfer the license to the new computer.

PC 1's on Osaka has OEM English Windows but as yet they don't have Win7 English. They do however have very cheap Windows Vista English with the free upgrade coupon to get Win7 from Microsoft. You can see the list of available options here. They have Vista Home Premium English with the upgrade coupon for 13,980.

Windows 7 Ultimate (multilingual but installation screens are probably Japanese) is only 22,780, not that much more really.

[SpikeX]

Windows 7 Ultimate is multilingual

My Chicken Quesadilla is bilingual.

Seriously, I went all the way from Yokosuka to Shibuya once because it was the only BK I knew of at the time(now there's one right off base... score). Totally worth the trip for a double whopper and some rings.