Burger King and Microsoft have teamed up to promote Windows 7 in Japan with…a 7-patty burger. The statistics on this burger are pretty absurd: 2,120 calories, weighing in at 1.7 pounds.

Assuming Microsoft’s objective is publicity, not coronary disease, the stunt appears to be working. But, let’s be honest, this is still coming from Microsoft. What do you think? Would this be more successful coming from Apple or Google (not that they’d ever do this)?

View CNN’s coverage below:

Here’s an ad I can’t read: