At some point during the chaos yesterday, some Microsoft marketing bros stenciled this ad up and down Valencia Street, letting people know they can rock out to MAROON 5 courtesy of the new Windows Phone.  Now, I don't want to get too into the music snobbery end of this considering I still listen to Third Eye Blind, but Maroon 5? Compared to the last set of bands Microsoft had in town when they debuted a failed phone, they at least used to get bands in town people actually wanted to see.

Anyway, I'm not really sure why the targeted Valencia with this.  Sure, it has foot traffic, but it has the sort of foot traffic that rolls their eyes at this as proof that Microsoft is 'totally lame.'  Plus, didn't these companies learn anything from the whole Zynga sidewalk marketing shitshow?