Even Microsoft is a Mac
Saw this ad persuading students to buy Microsoft Office. That sure looks like a Mac Book Pro running VMWare Fusion being used. It’s good to see that the folks in Redmond realize the power of a Mac in advertising and in computing.
They've been using Titanium G4's in their ads for years – good to see they stopped just pasting a Windows screenshot on top.
Comment by Adam — July 31, 2008 @ 4:38 am
It's a PowerBook G4, which makes it even funnier.
Comment by Mike Rose — July 31, 2008 @ 5:24 am
that's just some stock photograph they bought, it's an old PowerBook, notice the lack of iSight camera in the bezel (there's the latch for the screen instead).
My guess is it looks like the screen was just photoshopped onto the the computer.
Most likely it's just a picture the add company they hired to do the work bought for use in the ad.
Comment by Goatman — July 31, 2008 @ 5:30 am
Looks like Goatman is right about it being a Powerbook and right about it being photoshopped because I doubt virtualisation software runs well enough, if at all, on the old Powerbook.
It's still funny to see this. What does it say about Microsoft? Doing it cheap (or lazy) by using Stock photography, and of course it implies the hardware for the Windows system is not good enough!
I had a quick look round, didn't find the one they used but found these two, neither are a Mac, yet that is what Microsoft chose. Clearly there is a preference at Microsoft for Mac!
http://www.istockphoto.com/file_closeup/busines...
http://www.istockphoto.com/file_closeup/concept...
Comment by Ian — July 31, 2008 @ 5:47 am
Mac is where it's at. From the VMware event……
Comment by David — July 31, 2008 @ 6:24 am
That's not a vmware icon victor, that's the Office Logo.
Comment by Joel Esler — July 31, 2008 @ 6:00 pm
HAHAHAHAHAH!!! I love my mac!
Comment by Daryl Auclair — July 31, 2008 @ 8:57 pm
Good catch it was 4AM when I posted this </end of excuse>
Comment by typicalmacuser — July 31, 2008 @ 9:26 pm
Thanks Ian I agree now that I see it with my eyes open. It's still a Mac and I still laughed.
Comment by typicalmacuser — July 31, 2008 @ 9:27 pm
Good catch Rose. You coming to the EXPO man!
Comment by typicalmacuser — July 31, 2008 @ 9:27 pm
You guys are so much smarter than me, but like I said it was early AM. Thanks for commenting.
Comment by typicalmacuser — July 31, 2008 @ 9:27 pm
Cool , I love learning things.
Comment by typicalmacuser — July 31, 2008 @ 9:28 pm
The Office Suite for the Mac has been available for quite sometime. With Office 2008 for the Mac recently becoming available I'm not at all surprised that they chose a Mac for the advertisement. It's a great way to raise awareness among Mac owning students that Office is an option.
Comment by Dave C — August 7, 2008 @ 7:35 am