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stiv41
Jan 23, 2003, 02:01 PM
according to this ad in today's new york times, the new HP laptops are running netscape in OS 9!

http://www.fishbucket.com/king/images/hp_full.jpg

close up:
http://www.fishbucket.com/king/images/hp_close.jpg


coolbreeze
Jan 23, 2003, 02:04 PM
Haha. Looks like the marketing guru's put the wrong simulated image on the laptop. At the bottom of the ad it says HP laptops use Genuine Microsoft Windows. (as if we didn't know that.

DOH!
dmilla_1
Jan 23, 2003, 02:18 PM
Very interesting...I wonder if there wasn't some die hard Mac production guy at some ad agency who slipped that in on purpose...???

This should really ad some fire to the whole Marklar thing...Apparently Apple has been working on a classic version too :D
strider42
Jan 23, 2003, 02:50 PM
I've seen loads and loads of images like that. its very common. Sometimes I'll see PC only web services advertised with mac OS interface in the print ads.
DeadlyBreakfast
Jan 23, 2003, 03:10 PM
Hahahahah..Im gonna call HP and insist they sell me the one in the ad..hahahahahaha...


*picks up phone*
DeadlyBreakfast
Jan 23, 2003, 03:21 PM
Call 1 888 999 4747...thats HPs phone number. The guy was totally confused!! hahahahahahah
alset
Jan 23, 2003, 03:46 PM
I am surprised how often these mistakes appear in ads. You would think that any marketing firm with enough clout to get an account with HP would have tons of M$ screenies to work with, not to mention that the difference is so obvious that it could only be complete disregard for doing a decent ad.

Dan
coolbreeze
Jan 23, 2003, 04:01 PM
By the way, who the heck brings their laptop and printer (and prints stuff) in a coffee shop? I can understand a laptop (wireless LAN, etc) but a printer? Maybe I'm naive...
MacFan25
Jan 23, 2003, 04:58 PM
Originally posted by coolbreeze
By the way, who the heck brings their laptop and printer (and prints stuff) in a coffee shop? I can understand a laptop (wireless LAN, etc) but a printer? Maybe I'm naive...

Yeah, that's a good question.:D I can't believe they put OS 9 on there. They also say in the ad that the HP 15" display is big. I guess they haven't seen the 17" Powerbooks.:p
MrMacMan
Jan 23, 2003, 05:02 PM
Originally posted by DeadlyBreakfast
Call 1 888 999 4747...thats HPs phone number. The guy was totally confused!! hahahahahahah

lol.
Thats really funny.
zimv20
Jan 23, 2003, 05:59 PM
i wish she'd sit down. she's making me nervous.
FelixDerKater
Jan 23, 2003, 07:09 PM
Well, why would you want to advertise the Microsoft UI? Ha! If they really want them to sell, use the OS X GUI. What better way to quietly make fun of M$ than to show a Mac OS and Netscape on your system. I'm sure HP hates the outrageous prices M$ charges them to include their Windows software.