So this might not be as epic as Boeing’s Seahawks-themed 747 jet, but Microsoft put together something of its own on Friday to show support for the local NFL team.
The result is pretty sweet. About 7,000 Microsoft employees from the company’s Operating Systems Group gathered on the Redmond campus this afternoon to form a massive “12,” as an ode to the 12th Man.
.@DougBaldwinJr You have a bunch of 12s supporting you @Microsoft! Look what we just did. RT? #GoHawks #BlueFriday pic.twitter.com/1lpeDhpUV5
— LieShia Ong-Sintzel (@unlieshed) January 31, 2014
My team at Microsoft is showing #Seahawks pride by building a 7,000 person 12th Man flag on the soccer fields. pic.twitter.com/piYA5uIQev
— Cheryl Platz (@muppetaphrodite) January 31, 2014
Clearly, no work is getting done in #Seattle with @Microsoft having a rally. #Seahawks #WhosGonnaWin pic.twitter.com/5RKUxYN8Pu
— Laura (@lauragruits) January 31, 2014
Seahawks rally at Microsoft #GoHawks pic.twitter.com/DqL17N5uUZ
— Steve Otteson (@sotteson) January 31, 2014
Seahawks 12 man rally at @Microsoft right now! Windows team is bringing the noise! #GoHawks #SB48 #TGIBF pic.twitter.com/4mFUfOKb4k
— Trustin Johnson (@TrustinJohnson) January 31, 2014
Fellow Seattle tech giant Amazon also tried to put on its own rally today:
One Amazon employee told me that “not many people showed up,” and the rally was “poorly planned and fizzled.”
I was not at either campus today, but based on the photos, I’m going to give the nod to Microsoft here. That 12 is pretty dang epic.
Oh, and the food Microsoft was serving on campus today is just perfect:
Blue Friday! @Microsoft Beast Quake Special Today with @Skittles of course @Seahawks #SB48 #GoHawks #WhosGonnaWin pic.twitter.com/ZPICs6YUW2
— Kristen Gentry (@shanekristen) January 31, 2014
The Seahawks — owned by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen — will go for their first-ever Super Bowl win on Sunday at 3:30 p.m. The game will be streamed for free online.
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