Where Was Android In Microsoft’s iPhone Funeral Procession? Taking The Pictures

Microsoft is a company that doesn’t seem to be too concerned with saying outlandish things that may or may not result in the company having to remove a foot from its own mouth. This happens from the top on down. But this is ballsy even for them.

Today, to celebrate the release of Windows Phone 7 to manufacturing, Microsoft employees had a parade at their headquarters in Redmond, WA. That’s nice, a parade to celebrate a lot of hard work, right? Well, it wasn’t just about that. Also featured in the parade were hearses and coffins for both the iPhone and BlackBerry phones. Yes, Microsoft has anointed itself as the next “iPhone killer” — they didn’t even need to wait for the press to do it.

The faux-funeral today follows the comments by Microsoft COO Kevin Turner in July, “It looks like the iPhone 4 might be their Vista, and I’m okay with…

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