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Microsoft Drops 'Family Guy' in Windows 7 Push

Posted by Susan Hall Oct 27, 2009 11:26:50 AM

Microsoft has canceled its deal with those crazy "Family Guy" guys to promote Windows 7, reports TechFlash.

 

It quotes the company saying:

the content was not a fit with the Windows brand.

According to Variety, the show, called "Family Guy Presents: Seth and Alex's Almost Live Comedy Show" on Nov. 8, contained:

typical 'Family Guy'-style jokes, including riffs on deaf people, the Holocaust, feminine hygiene and incest.

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