Microsoft: We're not "cool enough" for Mac OS X
"Unfortunately, we're not cool enough to run on your OS yet. We really wish we had a version of Photosynth that worked cross platform, but for now it only runs on Windows. Trust us, as soon as we have a Mac version ready, it will be up and available on our site," reads the website.
Photosynth is a technology Microsoft has designed to create 3-D "worlds" with your photos. This technology is definitely cool, and we actually would like to see it come to the Mac, but the way they worded the install page just makes us laugh. Meanwhile, VMware Fusion's Pete Kazanjy told us that the warning about Photosynth not working in a virtual machine isn't quite right; he got it running just fine in Fusion 2 Beta 2, and has the video to prove it.
Thanks for the tip, Nate!
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If you thought the new Get a Mac ads were spot-on or funny, then you will definitely get a kick out of this. On Microsoft's Photosynth...
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someone told me they got this error on windows 2000. That's sloppy.
August 28 2008 at 8:16 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyGet this - I am running VistaX64 and IE7-64 bit and I get the same message!
August 25 2008 at 3:56 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyThis is an unfair post - people are misinterpreting the message as a snide remark. Photosynth is a company that Microsoft recently acquired. The company is keen on being Mac-compatible, and their technology is awesome. Obviously, if you were to release a product, it's a good idea to support the 90% of users first.
Go Photosynth!
apparently MS isn't allowed to be sarcastic. where would the next 500 years' "get a mac" ads get their stereotyped square PC to bash?
August 25 2008 at 12:00 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Replymeh...looks a lot like quicktime VR to me.
August 25 2008 at 11:33 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyI had the same impression. It's QuickTime VR Panoramics and Object movies without the accuracy but put into 3D space.
When I checked out the Photosynth How To movie , when she moves around the table, I though "OMG! She making a QTVR Object."
I'm wondering if Apple's patents would extend to this?
I found it hilarious. Apple has advertised itself as cool. The fanbase have bought into that. Nothing wrong with that, but it cracked me up to see Microsoft paying a little joke with that.
August 24 2008 at 11:10 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
It's obviously a reference to the Mac ads featuring a geek (Windows) and a "cool geek" (Mac). It's tongue in cheek.
It's fun to make something out of nothing when you feel inferior...
Let's hope Apple brings its own 3D-picture creation tool with next release of Quicktime...
August 24 2008 at 2:00 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyYeah, the same thing shows up under my Linux box. MS Fail. Linux≠Mac
August 24 2008 at 1:19 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyFor once I do agree with Microsoft. They are not cool to run OS X, true. They do need to realize that they are not cool period.
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