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Steve Ballmer's Windows 7 pitch features MacBook Pro in the background

by Mel Martin (RSS feed) on Oct 23rd, 2009

Talk about embarrassing. Steve Ballmer guest hosted on NBC's Today Show yesterday to talk about the Windows 7 launch. Sadly for Steverino, Matt Lauer talked a lot about Apple and the iPhone. Even worse, sharp eyes noticed an NBC-produced graphic in the background with a Windows 7 logo appearing on the screen of what clearly is a Mac laptop.

You can watch the video here. That's probably not the kind of quality control Microsoft would have liked.

Thanks to Bill for sending this in (no, not Bill Gates)

[via TechCrunch]

Tags: Macbook Pro, Steve Ballmer, SteveBallmer, Windows 7

Filed under: Cult of Mac, Macbook Pro

Steve Ballmer uses a Mac for presentations

by Cory Bohon (RSS feed) on Apr 30th, 2008

You may remember Steve Ballmer (CEO of some other company) criticizing the iPod and iPhone on several occasions. Something that he definitely cannot criticize is the Mac, mostly because he was seen ~~using one for~~ with one at the podium while he gave a presentation. MacLife pointed us to this Flickr picture showing what really powers the other Steve's presentation. What's there? You guessed it, a MacBook Pro. We imagine that it is running Windows via BootCamp, proving once again that the best Windows machine money can buy is a Mac.

I guess Microsoft is staring to "Think Different," eh?

Update: As noted by several Flickr commenters, Ballmer didn't actually use the Mac to present; all that was displayed was his title slide, most likely driven by backstage gear, and presumably the MacBook Pro was left at the podium by the conference organizers or a previous presenter. Still a pleasant thought to imagine him slaving away over his PowerPoint (or Keynote!) presentation on the MBP, but it doesn't look like that's how it went.

Tags: CEO, MacBook Pro, MacbookPro, Microsoft, presentation, Steve Ballmer, SteveBallmer, tweet-this

Filed under: OS, Odds and ends

Gates to pull back on role at Microsoft in 2008

by Dave Caolo (RSS feed) on Jun 16th, 2006

This isn't specifically Mac news, but it is a name we all know well. Bill Gates has announced that he will be stepping down from his full time role at Microsoft, something that I certainly didn't see coming. So, who will take over? Ballmer? We should be so lucky (think of the comedy potential). No, it looks like the torch has been passed to Ray Ozzie.

So long, Bill, and thanks for all the fish.

Tags: bill gates, BillGates, microsoft, steve ballmer, SteveBallmer

Filed under: iPod Family, Cult of Mac

Ballmer to his kids: "You don't use Google, you don't use iPods"

by Dave Caolo (RSS feed) on Mar 28th, 2006

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is, let's say, a passionate guy. With Microsoft stagnating while the iTunes Music Store and Google (which is practically synonymous with "search" these days) becoming the standard of what they do, he's got a lot of stress to deal with. How does he manage? When he isn't sweating profusely, he's spending time with his kids...and telling them not to use Google or iPods.

In an interview with CNN Money, he was asked if he owns an iPod. He replied:

"No, I do not. Nor do my children. My children--in many dimensions they're as poorly behaved as many other children, but at least on this dimension I've got my kids brainwashed: You don't use Google, and you don't use an iPod."

Call me crazy, Steve, but telling kids not to do something only makes that "something" more appealing. He also mentioned that Micorsoft intends to make announcements "...within the next 12 months" about their plans for dealing with the iPod.

So, Steve's announcement was basically "come back in 12 months for another announcement." Gee, I can't wait.

[Via MacDailyNews]

Tags: google, ipod, itunes, itunes music store, ItunesMusicStore, steve ballmer, SteveBallmer

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