Posted on 05/30/2015 1:16:44 PM PDT by freedumb2003
This is apparently a graphic used by Microsoft to tout their forthcoming OS upgrade, "Windows 10." It's seems the braintrust in Microsoft's marketing department are a little weak on 20th century history, otherwise they'd have realized the phrase "One product family. One platform. One Store." sounds like is was ripped from the pages of a political propaganda manual.
Yes, the fools in Redmond have -- I give them the benefit of the doubt for now -- unwittingly paraphrased one of the most notorious political catchphrases of all time:
Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Führer – "One People, One Empire, One Leader"
One of the Nazis' most-repeated political slogans was Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Führer – "One People, One Empire, One Leader". Bendersky says the slogan "left an indelible mark on the minds of most Germans who lived through the Nazi years. It appeared on countless posters and in publications; it was heard constantly in radio broadcasts and speeches." The slogan emphasized the absolute control of the party over practically every sector of German society and culture – with the churches the most notable exception. Hitler's word was absolute, but he had a narrow range of interest – mostly involving diplomacy and the military – and so his subordinates interpreted his will to fit their own interests.[9]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%C3%BChrer
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Poor thing, your arms must be really tired from all that reaching.
That's the same company than named a car the "Citation", the word that you often see at the top of a traffic ticket.
But in fairness, Edsel also used that name for one of their models. And as we all know, that was a great success story.
Eine Produktfamilie.
Eine Plattform.
Eines Speichers
>>Poor thing, your arms must be really tired from all that reaching.<<
It is in keeping with my sense of humor re: Apple threads.
I am disappointed.
I thought it was a ripoff of this 1986 song by the British rock band Queen, which was the official song of the British 2012 Olympic team that won a ton of medals. I. didn’t know that the Brits were in fact inspired by a Nazi slogan.
Queen – One Vision Lyrics
God works in mysterious ways, mysterious ways
Hey, one man one goal ha, one mission
One heart one soul just one solution
One flash of light yeah, one God, One vision
One flesh one bone
One true religion
One voice one hope
One real decision
Wowowowowowo gimme one vision
Hey
No wrong no right
I’m gonna tell you there’s no black and no white
No blood no stain
All we need is one world wide vision
One flesh, One bone
One true religion
One race, One hope
One real decision
Wowowowowo woh yeah oh yeah oh yeah
I had a dream
When I was young
A dream of sweet illusion
A glimpse of hope and unity
And visions of one sweet union
But a cold wind blows
And a dark rain falls
And in my heart it shows
Look what they’ve done to my dream, yeah
One vision
So give me your hands
Give me your hearts
I’m ready
There’s only one direction
One world one nation
Yeah one vision
No hate, No fight
Just excitation
All through the night
It’s a celebration
Wowowowowowo yeah
One one one one one one one
One vision hey one vision one vision one vision one vision
One flesh, One bone
One true religion
One voice, One hope
One real decision
Gimme one light, yeah
Gimme one hope, hey
Just gimme, ha
One man one man
One bar one night
One day hey hey
Just gimme gimme gimme gimme
Fried chicken vision vision vision vision vision
Right you are... one Windows Ping comin' right up...
Thanks to freedumb2003 and Swordmaker for the heads-up!!
Geez, that meme dates back to before Bill had grey hair.
...and they *still* walked right into it.
Little Debbie and Mercedes both have done OK.
Who cares? They used the word “one” times. And the german was in german, not english. Non-issue.
Your computer will now have a nuclear meltdown on your Uncle George's antique desk, continue as a bleb of fused electronics containing your data, to melt its way to the core of the planet, where it will cause the solar system to implode in 10..9...8...
And the stupid button pops up expecting you to click on "OK"?
Another classic was the old “Esso” gas stations, an acronym for the Eastern Standard Oil Company.
For about 2 years, they changed their stations to their new worldwide tradename, “Enco” for Energy Company.
Problem? In Japanese, “Enko” means “stalled car.”
So they invented a new word. It’s now Exxon, which means nothing in any language.
I know the tech media is usually filled with retards that specializes more in click-bait than in actual tech knowledge these days, but even this tops their usual load of stupidity.
When Coke went into the China market they tried to import their “Coke Ads Life” catch phrase. Except that it ended up being translated “Coke brings your honored ancestors back from the dead”. Or words to that effect. May be apocryphal but too good (and harmless) to repeat.
Perhaps even a little over the top, I'd opine.
I never understood how “Au Bon Pain” made it.
It sounds like it means “my butt hurts.”
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Mus bee the new offshul operatin sistum of the democrat party?
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