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You dont really need a huge range of choices when all of them are “ok” but not enough. I go for Apple for tons of reasons and this guy is so “Im a pc” vid lol , he cant compete with macs speed, no-virus system and COOLNESS.

i<3mac

Mary Certad, on October 22nd, 2009 at 10:19 am

Was that a demo of Windows 7, or other companies new computers?

Jacob3223, on October 22nd, 2009 at 10:24 am

Take a look at the picture of the laptop in the background with the windows 7 logo. look familiar? its a last gen (non unibody) macbook pro. how fitting.

Ben, on October 22nd, 2009 at 10:40 am

I find the fact that the MSNBC guys chose to slap a Windows 7 logo on an aluminium MacBook Pro particularly funny… Quite the stealth advertisement to Apple, I wonder if Ballmer noticed it

João Gomes, on October 22nd, 2009 at 10:43 am

What a fucking embarrassment ….

“Most people don’t know the difference between an operating room & a operating system ….”

Oh really, Matt?
Are those the kind of people that’d be interested in this story in the 1st place ?!?

No wonder the world despises us ….

CaryMG, on October 22nd, 2009 at 11:29 am

Has no one noticed that the computer on the screen behind him is actually a MacBook Pro with the Windows 7 logo on the screen?

Brendon, on October 22nd, 2009 at 11:45 am

Props to Balmer – He handled those Apple comments very nicely. Not putting anyone down. No trash-talk.

Nice going!

TheBrew, on October 22nd, 2009 at 11:50 am

Hey Ballmer since when is hardware the boon for Microsoft? (“you’re not going to find these hardware partners”) You’re launching an OS today not partnerships with hardware mfrs.

brookshanes, on October 22nd, 2009 at 11:57 am

Not a fan of Ballmer at the best of times, but nice to see that he stepped back from his usual derisive laughter when asked about competing with the iPhone and simply said that people are always going to want different sized screens. It’s a salient point and he’s a lot easier to listen to when he’s not being foolishly over-the-top with his statements and deriding the competition. Wonder if his handlers have finally convinced him that the smug superiority approach hasn’t been helping.

icecastles, on October 22nd, 2009 at 1:16 pm

That is just embarrassing. Ballmer’s ‘personality’ is so obviously forced it is cringrworthy, and the whole presentation is like an 8 year old kid showing all the work he has done over a year at school.

“Look at this over here, no this over here, no this over here, no this, no this”

Kev, on October 22nd, 2009 at 1:19 pm

I am definitely not a Steve Ballmer fan, but I must agree with ‘TheBrew’ and ‘icecastles’ about his performance and attitude. I think this was a very good advertisement for Windows 7, and he handled all of it with aplomb. I believe the majority of people watching this would get a very good vibe and possibly an interest in Win7.

Chris, on October 22nd, 2009 at 1:38 pm

“Advertising, advertsing, advertising.” – That’s what Microsoft is all about… They don’t give a crap about consumers satisfaction. They only “control” people’s mind with the sentence “9 out of 10 PCs uses Windows”… If one doesn’t know much about computers, it’s obvious people are gonna buy Windows PCs! Wouldn’t you take your car on a mechanic that fixes 90 out of 100 cars in your neighborhood? But sometimes, the ones that are little, are the best of all.
I guess the 2nd place’s never been so good in the history of computers. I’m really proud of being able to say: “I go with the 2nd, not the first!”.

Rodrigo, on October 22nd, 2009 at 1:40 pm

while I am not a windows fan, and prefer Macintosh
I still respect Microsoft as a huge company, but what I do not understand how come they chose such a weird guy to lead this giant business?
To be honest, if I was having a startup business I wouldn’t let this guy manage it

king, on October 22nd, 2009 at 1:48 pm

@Mary Certad

Totally agree with everything you said.

And yes, i noticed the MacBook Pro with the windows logo too.

Andrew Macdonald, on October 22nd, 2009 at 3:24 pm

Or should be MSN-B-S – MSN-Bull-Shit

Funny how the most telling line of the whole bollocks was the very last one… “I should tell you Microsoft is part owner of MSNBC”. How apt. How transparent. How Microshite.

Steven(UK), on October 22nd, 2009 at 6:37 pm

Why are they shouting? Stand next to Ballmer and go deaf!

“We wanted to make ‘em faster, simpler, less expensive…”

OK, well sell your kit and go buy a decent machine with a decent O/S that won’t screw up after 5 mins on the internet, forcing you to rebuild/find a friend to rebuild it/visit local PC store to have it rebuilt! Plus it will last you a good few years before you are able to sell it and still get a reasonable some of money for it when you do finally have to upgrade!

I hate Ballmer. He’s arrogant, has an inflated opinion of himself and his worth…ah I see where this s leading…he’s perfect for the company he fronts!

Fuzzypig, on October 22nd, 2009 at 11:14 pm

It really doesn’t matter if this is a MacBook or not. If you believe somehow that MS used an Apple notebook for promoting Windows 7 – - means you already ate their bait.

we made a review about this hilarious video: http://pinoytutorial.com/techtorial/nbcs-today-show-windows-7-featured-on-a-macbook-pro/

with a bonus video update from MSNBC

We think on an Apple Fan’s Point of view (the vid doesn’t look really quite hilarious)

pinoytutorial, on October 23rd, 2009 at 4:59 pm

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