As you probably know, today is Windows 7 launch day. Leading up to the event, Microsoft has been promoting the idea of having a Windows 7 launch party in your own home – if your application was approved – complete with its own series of awkward videos.
This of course created brilliant fodder for parodies. While we’ve already seen a number of them, today Funny Or Die is out with “Hosting Your Windows 7 Torrenting Party,” for those of you who may be obtaining your copy of the operating system by means other than the Microsoft Store.
The concept is basically a can’t-miss for video success, but be sure to throw your headphones on as there is some NSFW language towards the end:
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