the monkeys have hit the button

[Jasperbox]

I saw this "the monkeys have hit the button" on a website(from The Monkeys Have Hit The Button - Cairo: Windows Shell Alternative),I guess that it means that the deadline is coming,but I don't know the exact meaning,who can help me with it?
Thanks

[RonBee]

That's a new one on me. Have you googled it?

[Jasperbox]

Originally Posted by RonBee

That's a new one on me. Have you googled it?

Yes, I did that.But I still can't find the answer.
thanks anyway,maybe that's not a "English idiom or saying" at all ~~~

[susiedqq]

That site is a softward devlopment compnay. They are coming out with a new product in 12 days. There is a countdown calendar showing how much time is left before the new product is launched.

The term "the monkeys have hit the button" MAY be an advertising expression to mean that the company staff has made the commitment and hit the countdown button. The countdown deadline is ticking!

I'm not really sure.

[susiedqq]

Or - it may be a play on words about a computer game.

[Jasperbox]

Originally Posted by susiedqq

That site is a softward devlopment compnay. They are coming out with a new product in 12 days. There is a countdown calendar showing how much time is left before the new product is launched.

The term "the monkeys have hit the button" MAY be an advertising expression to mean that the company staff has made the commitment and hit the countdown button. The countdown deadline is ticking!

I'm not really sure.

Thanks I think that's what it means~~

[RonBee]

Who are the monkeys?

[Jasperbox]

May be The Monkeys are "Cario",a software developed by that site~~

[susiedqq]

I think it might either be the staff or a vague expression, much like

the blind leading the blind. . .

the inmates are running the asylum . . .

There is a computer game where the monkey must hit the button to advance to the next level. It may be a reference to that.

[Jasperbox]

Originally Posted by susiedqq

There is a computer game where the monkey must hit the button to advance to the next level. It may be a reference to that.

Yeah～ maybe that is just a analogy of the process of their software contribution .thanks!