I agree it's a pretty hokey site, but is it really that out of character for Microsoft? Think about the gates-seinfeld ads, the laptop hunter ads, and so on.

I agree it's a pretty hokey site, but is it really that out of character for Microsoft? Think about the gates-seinfeld ads, the laptop hunter ads, and so on. From the looks of this thing, I am guessing that Microsoft is losing all the best hires to google and startups, and they're hoping to reverse the trend. Seems kind of par for the course, doesn't it?