crunchgear.com - 10/23/2009
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Oh, dear. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer was on The Today Show (international viewers: The Today Show is a morning news and entertainment program that airs on NBC, a big TV network here) to unveil Windows 7 . Call me crazy, but isn’t that a first-gen MacBook Pro in the background? Good ...
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engadget.com - 10/23/2009
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engadget.com —
The Windows 7 launch seems to have gone
off mostly roses and sunbeams, but we're hearing today...
that quite a few people have had issues installing the downloadable $29 student upgrade edition on 32-bit Vista -- apparently the file doesn't unpack to ...
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Windows 7 student upgrade installer not working for many
microsoft.com - 10/23/2009
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microsoft.com —
REDMOND, Wash. — Oct. 23, 2009 — Microsoft
Corp. today announced revenue of $12.92 billion for the...
first quarter ended Sept. 30, 2009, a 14% decline from the same period of the prior year. Operating income, net income and diluted earnings per share ...
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Windows 7 launched on a MacBook Pro on NBC’s ‘The Today Show’
D' Technology Weblog —
Is that really a first-gen MacBook Pro in the background?” Caught by NBC. Steve Ballmer unveiled Windows 7 on The Today Show (a morning news and entertainment program that airs on NBC TV network). Watch the embedded Hulu video or the screenshots below:
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The Today Show Helps Microsoft Launch Windows 7 On a MacBook Pro [Windows 7]
Gizmodo —
... tell the difference between a MacBook and a PC. On the other hand, Maybe Ballmer noticed and didn't care. In the spot he discusses hardware diversity and this sort of proves his point. After all, you can run Windows 7 on a Mac. It's an amusing gaffe, but beyond that, the clip is interesting because it touches on Windows 7, the image battle between Apple and Microsoft and the issue of CEO pay all inside five minutes. [Crunchgear]
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Steve Ballmer's Windows 7 pitch features MacBook Pro in the background
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) —
... 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] TUAWSteve Ballmer's Windows 7 pitch features MacBook Pro in the background originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Read | Permalink | Email this | ...
Apple ads: Switch to a Mac instead of Microsoft Windows 7
The Seattle Times: Microsoft Pri0 —
... Here are the ads below, and in unrelated Apple-Microsoft news check out this TechCrunch posting, which points to a MacBook on the screen behind Chief Executive Steve Ballmer on the "Today Show" Thursday. Incidentally, there are users who buy Mac hardware and run Windows on them, but this could be an instance of some Photoshopping work combining a photo with the Windows 7 logo. ...
Apple Stores To Windows CE- “Buh Bye”
Gear Diary —
... It always struck me as a bit odd that Apple retail stores used specialized Windows CE devices to speed checkout. I mean… using a WINDOWS device to sell Apple products? Why, that would be like a TV news program displaying the Windows 7 logo on a MacBook Pro… (Oh, they did? My bad…) ...
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