To keep the motivation level up internally, Microsoft has stocked its refrigerators with its very own Windows Vista soft drinks. No, no, Microsoft didn’t spend its R&D budget to come up with a perfect drinking formula, it’s just Talking Rain sparking water disguised in a custom designed can. Talk about refreshing…

You know what I’m thinking; right now probably isn’t the good time to talk about soft drinks when the entire industry is downright flaming with Vista delays. Now we know the real reason, the company was busy designing Vista soft drink cans instead of the actual product. How Microsoft like.

Just as a note, the can looks ridiculously dull and boring. If anything, I think the developers would actually get discouraged seeing these cans.

The cans contain the Windows Vista logo with an internal URL (not accessible by outside public) and the flavor name: Lemon-Lime. What a perfect name for the flavor, ironically! It just goes to show how management is rubbing it in everyone’s face about the public’s reaction towards the delays: sour. Good going, Microsoft! That sure will keep everyone encouraged to roll out Vista on time.

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