'Microsoft the Musical' is the geekiest tribute to the tech giant's history

Shoutout to Clippy!
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Raymond Wong
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Well, this is one musical we never thought we'd see.

Microsoft the Musical is a short performance running through a brief history of the technology company founded by Bill Gates.

Created by 150 full-time interns and employees during their spare time over the course of eight weeks, the song and dance short is meant to forward Microsoft's mission to "empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more."

The musical is both a cringe-y and honest overview of the company's successes and failures.

From Windows, to Office, to Surface, to Xbox, to HoloLens, to Azure, all of Microsoft's major products and services get some kind of shoutout.

Product duds like Vista and Windows Mobile even get a line or two (emphasis below is ours):

Windows is the bet on which this company was made And everything else followed from the dividends it paid We missed a beat with Vista but we’d be remiss to list a set o’ Systems that assist the world without our name displayed!

And this is a gem:

All around the world our products are well-known! Except for when we tried to make a phone!

Hell, there's even a Star Wars lyric:

The race to see the future seeks to redefine reality And HoloLens augmented it; refashioned rationality Be anywhere, see anything, and even for the trope “Help me Obi Wan Kenobi, you’re my only hope.”

But our favorite line is definitely:

It’s all happening here Our machines are smart and getting smarter still All happening here But while it sparks a thrill To know we’ll someday match his skill We’ll never match ol’ Clippy’s strength of will

Long live Clippy, baby!

Since it's not an official ad, try to go easy on these people. They're just a bunch of geeks who love their place of work. The world needs some more wholesome goodness like this.

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Raymond Wong

Raymond Wong is Mashable's Senior Tech Correspondent. He reviews gadgets and tech toys and analyzes the tech industry. Raymond's also a bit of a camera geek, gamer, and fine chocolate lover. Before arriving at Mashable, he was the Deputy Editor of NBC Universal's tech publication DVICE. His writing has appeared on G4TV, BGR, Yahoo and Ubergizmo, to name a few. You can follow Raymond on Twitter @raywongy or Instagram @sourlemons.

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