This internal, promotional video has leaked its way out to the rest of the world and it's almost as shoddy as the operating system it's poking fun at. Microsoft's official word on the matter is:

"This video was developed by us as a way to poke fun at ourselves a bit. We thought folks internally would get a kick out of not taking themselves so seriously all the time.

"As a result, this little gem came to life and has caused quite a few laughs in our hallways. It is no way a serious attempt at marketing Windows to external audiences and was developed for internal consumption only."

In my eyes though, it's poking fun at all the poor souls who have paid for Vista's development, afterall if you'd managed to acquire enough money from Vista licences to have the time, money and resources to make a video like this, soley as a bit of a laugh at supposedly your own expense, wouldn't you be laughing all the way to the bank?

The video can be seen here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPv8PPl7ANU