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TUAW photo of the day
This photo was prominently display on the WhiteHouse.gov homepage yesterday. It's Laura Bush hanging out with the cool kids (members of the Shakespeare Festival/LA's Will Power to Youth program) before a performance of Romeo & Juliet.
I know Apple has paid for placements before, but I am going to go out on a limb and say they did not pay Laura Bush $15,000 to stand behind a Powerbook for this photo op :)
[Thanks, Chris!]
I know Apple has paid for placements before, but I am going to go out on a limb and say they did not pay Laura Bush $15,000 to stand behind a Powerbook for this photo op :)
[Thanks, Chris!]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Gerald Buckley said 4:17PM on 6-16-2005
If they won't buy time on Rush Limbaugh (a stark raving Apple nut) they sure as heck won't pay the Bush administration a dime for placement. Just ask one of their board of directors... none other than Al Gore.
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anon said 4:17PM on 6-16-2005
Maybe not Laura, but I bet they paid the camera guy
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jeremy said 4:17PM on 6-16-2005
My wife works at Shakespeare Festival/LA and organized this event. I can guaranty that Apple didn't give anyone any money for this shot (though SFLA would sure appreciate a donation). I noticed the PowerBook on the sound table when I helped them set up, and as always it made me smile, but I never expected it to get this much press. Macs are just so photogenic!
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Chris Anthony said 4:17PM on 6-16-2005
I'm the program director and I never saw any money exchange hands. But after that great free press, do you think that someone at Apple might have a Powerbook to spare? That one belongs to our music mentor, not us. We are
How is that for shameless?
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Jake of 8bitjoystick.com said 5:49AM on 7-09-2005
John Kerry has a Powerbook.
http://joi.ito.com/archives/2004/07/16/kerrys_powerbook.html
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