実際にeBayに出品されてるブツはこれ。
Google Appsに移行したのでいらなくなっちゃったという触れ込みの、新品未開封のMS Office 2007のパッケージなんだけど出品者の紹介文が
We never looked back, but here's your opportunity to live it up, 90's style, with this great, retro piece of Microsoft 2007 software.
Unique features include:Throw off the Web2.0 zeitgeist, and know that your entire business can fit in a single plastic box that can easily be left under a train seat.
- Lengthy key you have to register with a company!
- Real, plastic disks known as "CD's".
- Huge files saved ON YOUR COMPUTER!
- The thrill of wondering if you've backed up your data recently after your on-site hard drive dies.
- Appeased paranoia that your contacts will never be extracted by an international organization bent on stealing your identity and submitting LOL cats to all your business contacts.
As a bonus, your software will be Platform Dependent, meaning it will only run on "Windows" (not included).
ということで、「CDという名称で知られる本物のプラスティックの板」とか「でっかいファイルもローカルに保存できる!」とか「Windowsプラットフォーム依存。かつWindowsは付属しません」とかスゴい皮肉たっぷり。
まぁたしかにクラウドな世界ではそうなんでしょう。
昨今のユーザの雰囲気を反映したのものなのか、巧妙なマーケティングなのかは不明。
