Ten…Nine…Eight…Eight…Eight…EIGHT!

| MSNE Staff

Maybe the Guinness record for most college kids playing Xbox at once

It’s no secret that we’re really excited about the new tablet, phone and all things Windows 8. If you’re wondering why, watch this commercial.

Last week we shared our Windows 8 excitement with the most excitable demographic known to man: college students. (Expert opinion, no hard evidence available).  In honor of Windows 8, we invited 888 college students to celebrate with us at NERD.  The attendees hailed from 37 schools in the greater Boston area and beyond. Babson, BC, BU, Brown, Bryant, Brandeis, Bentley and Bunker Hill just to name a few.  We also welcomed students from non-B letter schools like Wellesley, Harvard, MIT, Lesley, Merrimack, Northeastern, Olin, Suffolk, Tufts and UMass. The party had a DJ, Xbox games, Windows 8 demos, delicious catered food, light up Microsoft bracelet swag and or course, prizes. Microsoft University recruiting and Boston’s Microsoft Store were also present to spread the Windows passion.

The party was hosted by NERD’s own Edwin Guarin technical evangelist. If you don’t know Edwin, you should meet him.  He’s wicked passionate about Microsoft and loves to share it with students via cool events and free stuff. Score.

So, the party was awesome. You can see proof on Facebook.  If you missed it (I’m sorry) be sure to connect with NERD on Facebook so you’re the first to know about the next event.  Thanks everyone for coming! See you again soon(ish).

Host-with-the-Most Edwin awarding prizes
Checking out Windows 8
Julian “DJ Chopstix” Wiryo spinning hot beats
Students lining up to enter the bash
Checking out the Surface

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