W. P. says he created the video using Windows Movie Maker running under Vista. He even tried to convert the file using an XP-based version of Movie Maker -- still no luck. (You can here -- it's freaky and cool and disturbing, all at once.)

Yet some commenters wonder why I rag on Microsoft so much. To wit:

You're just another "dime a dozen" Microsoft hater. This article was just a cynical waste of my time.

and

This article should be renamed, as it is pointless one-sided dribble [sic] that merely points out that that [sic sic] Microsoft has new commercials. Wow, amazing! I think we're all suckers for reading this.