The new spokesmodel for Windows Server 2008 is a robot. It hints at the Terminator movies, intended to symbolize
"unstoppable" 24x7 reliability. (Click on the picture at right for a larger view.)
What is it with Microsoft and retro pop culture? Earlier this week, the company suffered embarrassment over its Bruce Springsteen-like music video intending to hype up Vista.
But here's hoping that WS2008 truly is unstoppable for those who deploy it.
For those interested in exploring all the new features of WS2008, check out Microsoft Subnet Windows Server blogger, Glenn Weadock.
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