Is that a MacBook in that picture on a Microsoft website?

[bbotte]

ModNote: I know some of these threads were because people think the notebook is a Mac and others are for the racial Photoshop move... either way... please use this thread. --mkrishnan

http://www.microsoft.com/businessproductivity/default.mspx

Looks like a MacBook with the Logo PSed out.

[guydude193]

Wow. That's pretty sad, if you think about it. lol

[liptonlover]

It's only sad if it's also running Mac OS X, which you can't tell from the picture obviously. Microsoft doesn't make the hardware so they can use a Macbook for the picture if they want.

Nate

[NT1440]

Isnt that also the picture where the black man is actually a photoshop edit?

[guydude193]

Isnt that also the picture where the black man is actually a photoshop edit?

Now that you mention it, he does look like it. :/

[reservedegotist]

http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/25/microsoft-sucks-at-photoshop/ - while it's still up! Apparently the Polish site took it down already.

I believe the black is the original, and the white guy is the photoshopped one. Note the super-tanned hands.

[bbotte]

Yeah that is what I saw it for somewhere else, but then I noticed the MacBook. :)

[djellison]

Wow. That's pretty sad, if you think about it. lol

Not really. Mac's ( and this may shock you ) are just PC's.

Looks like a stock image from iStock or something like that.

Put truthfully, really, who actually gives a damn? Really?

[kymac]

Microsoft doesn't make the hardware so they can use a Macbook for the picture if they want.

Nate

yes, but hp, dell, whoever, are not competitors to microsoft while apple is. so they're supporting a competitor by placing the computer in the scene. if i remember, this isn't the first time a macbook has been used in microsoft ads.

[djellison]

they're supporting a competitor by placing the computer in the scene. .

Really? You would have to be a monumental Mac geek to identify it as a Mac in the first place. And, as I said, chances are it's straight of a stock photo library - they didn't 'place' anything.

[arkitect]

I guess know your intended audience… :rolleyes:

Although I'll admit the mismatched hand made me laugh.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/08/technology_enl_1251280813/img/1.jpg
Software giant Microsoft has apologised for editing a photo to change a black man's head to that of a white man.

The picture, showing employees sitting around a desk, appeared unaltered on the firm's US website.

But on the website of its Polish business unit the black man's head was replaced with a white face, although the colour of his hands were unchanged.

Microsoft said it had pulled the image and would be investigating who made the changes. It apologised for the gaffe.
Link… (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8221896.stm)

[edesignuk]

Brilliant cock up! Bravo! :D

[iBlue]

They should be held accountable for crimes against photoshop too. That's a terrible job! And that white guy looks slightly scary.

[arkitect]

They should be held accountable for crimes against photoshop too. That's a terrible job!

And if I'm not mistaken that is a MacBook… with Apple logo "rubbed out".

[iBlue]

And if I'm not mistaken that is a MacBook… with Apple logo "rubbed out".

Yeah, they probably found the BlackBook was too difficult to 'shop.

[RedTomato]

Is the logo also gone off the back of the Dell monitor?

I think that model has an embossed Dell logo on the back above the mounting point.

[tooz]

^ It does. dad has it at work

[Mr_Brightside_@]

Their heads are all at weird, awkward angles, regardless of any Shopping. It's freaking me out.

[notjustjay]

I honestly thought this was going to be about that MacBook. Especially after all the high-profile advertising, "Laptop Hunters", etc.

So when I saw that picture, I smiled and nodded in recognition... until I read the article.

:o

[Abstract]

Is the logo also gone off the back of the Dell monitor?

I think that model has an embossed Dell logo on the back above the mounting point.

It could just be dark, and at a weird angle.

The head doesn't freak me out, and to be honest, neither does the mismatched hand colour. It's not different enough for me to notice at a glance.

[duncyboy]

Whoops! Nice move! :rolleyes: People are gonna have a field day with this one.

(Goes to buy 'Ebony & Ivory' off iTunes)

[Beric]

I don't get what the point of the photoshop was. But whatever. Certainly looks like a poor job of photoshopping.

[RedTomato]

Photos like this, I always wonder what they're supposed to be looking at.

In this example, judging from their facial expressions, I think they're looking at a gigantic flying penis.

The lady is so distracted she hasn't noticed that her monitor isn't plugged into anything. Poor dear.

[GSMiller]

If the images were reversed, would everyone in the blogosphere still be chatting about it?

[arkitect]

If the images were reversed, would everyone in the blogosphere still be chatting about it?

As a Photoshop Disaster, yes…

[Rodimus Prime]

well it was a poor photoshop job. I can understand why Microsoft would change it for different countries. It not Microsoft being racist but instead just make the photo match the ethic diversity of said counties.

In the US it is much more common to see a black man in an office like that than for the polish in that area it could be very very rare because there are so few African Americans living in that area.

[Don't panic]

well it was a poor photoshop job. I can understand why Microsoft would change it for different countries. It not Microsoft being racist but instead just make the photo match the ethic diversity of said counties.

In the US it is much more common to see a black man in an office like that than for the polish in that area it could be very very rare because there are so few African Americans living in that area.

ok, but then how is it not inherently racist? the underlying rationale still was that the presence of a black man would have 'sold' the product less than that of a white man.

even if it was just adapting the message to a racist costumer target, it would still be unacceptable from a company of the prestige (i know, i know) and size of microsoft.
i honestly doubt that the change was a decision of corporate to have country-targeted campaigns, more likely a local ill-advised initiative.

and the irony of such a technically poor job being used in a software giant's ad campaign could be surpassed only if the ad was for an adobe product

[That-Is-Bull]

SomethingAwful FTW. (http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3191740&userid=0&perpage=40&pagenumber=1)

http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/8762/attachmentqpr.jpg
http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/965/5b4330b0d0c37e3590d8369.png

[Don't panic]

SomethingAwful FTW. (http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3191740&userid=0&perpage=40&pagenumber=1)

http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/8762/attachmentqpr.jpg
http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/965/5b4330b0d0c37e3590d8369.png

lol

these are both better than the original photoshop....

[Scooterman1]

I expected to see Obama's head on the middle picture....... Then it would be 'Politically Correct'.

[jgbhardy]

I'm sure many of you have seen the news stories about Microsoft's advert being photoshopped to change a mans face, but if you closely in the enlarged photo you can see that the computer on the desk is actually a Macbook. I say this based on the ports that I can see being all on one side, also the floating hinge for the display.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8221896.stm
:p:D

[bruinsrme]

Only 10 hours late to the party

[jgbhardy]

Only 10 hours late to the party

I saw the article when it first came out, but have only just been able to post it.
I couldn't find any other threads about.

[joepunk]

That ad is as boring as poop.

In any Microsoft publicity, I have always assumed the grins are photoshopped.

[tabasco70]

Wow. Haha
In the photoshop version I was scared of the white guy's head. It's like scarily tilted, like his neck's been broken.
And they didn't bother to change his hands...

[MisterMe]

I'm sure many of you have seen the news stories about Microsoft's advert being photoshopped to change a mans face, but if you closely in the enlarged photo you can see that the computer on the desk is actually a Macbook. I say this based on the ports that I can see being all on one side, also the floating hinge for the display.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8221896.stm
:p:DThat ad dramatically boosted Pepto-Bismol sales in Redmond. On that point, you were apparently 10 hours late. On the point you were trying to make, however, you were years late. Microsoft has always used Macs in its advertising, both print and online. In Microsoft promotional materials, it is fairly common to see Macs with Windows screens Photoshopped on their monitors.

[iBlue]

well it was a poor photoshop job. I can understand why Microsoft would change it for different countries. It not Microsoft being racist but instead just make the photo match the ethic diversity of said counties.

In the US it is much more common to see a black man in an office like that than for the polish in that area it could be very very rare because there are so few African Americans living in that area.
Yeah, I imagine there wouldn't be many African AMERICANS working in Poland.
<tangent> That expression gets on my nerves when it's used as a generic term for any black person. When used as such it implies everyone who is black must African and American. </tangent>

SomethingAwful FTW. (http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3191740&userid=0&perpage=40&pagenumber=1)

http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/8762/attachmentqpr.jpg
http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/965/5b4330b0d0c37e3590d8369.png

That. Is. Brilliant. :D

[Kebabselector]

Where can I buy one of those Dell screens that need no cables?

[iTootyFrooty]

Not really. Mac's ( and this may shock you ) are just PC's.

Why do they say "Hi Im a Mac and Im a PC" In the Ads, if what you say is true?

[djellison]

Why do they say "Hi Im a Mac and Im a PC" In the Ads, if what you say is true?

How can you install XP / Vista / Win 7 on a mac if it isn't. Mac's are JUST PC's - nothing more.

:rolleyes:

[nick9191]

If I ran Microsoft I'd be using Apple hardware running Windows 7. I have yet to find a better Windows machine than a Mac.

[OllyW]

How can you install XP / Vista / Win 7 on a mac if it isn't. Mac's are JUST PC's - nothing more.

:rolleyes:


Shattering illusions again?

I bet you go up to small children and tell them Santa Claus isn't real. :D

[djellison]

Shattering illusions again?

I bet you go up to small children and tell them Santa Claus isn't real. :D

Nahh - that's cruel. God though...oooo

Oops.

PRSI.

:)

Doug

[niuniu]

That somethingawful.com photoshop thread is gold :D

[jemeinc]

yes, but hp, dell, whoever, are not competitors to microsoft while apple is. so they're supporting a competitor by placing the computer in the scene. if i remember, this isn't the first time a macbook has been used in microsoft ads.

That's one of the biggest myths around.. They USED to be competitors but that battle ended a LONG TIME AGO- MS won.. Apple is actually MS's biggest customer.. MS also invested a lot of cash into Apple over the years.. They're business partners, not competitors..

People tend to forget that Apple is a hardware company that happens to make great software.. They make their money on the sale of hardware.. That doesn't mean they don't make money on software- obviously they do.. But the simple fact is that their business plan is structured so that their software sells their hardware.. iTunes exists to sell iPods... OSX exists to sell macs.. It's a format that works well for everyone..

[bc008]

http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/965/5b4330b0d0c37e3590d8369.png
I was looking at that and was just chuckling a bit. Then I saw the giant black man outside the window and burst out laughing :D

[Sonicjay]

SomethingAwful FTW. (http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3191740&userid=0&perpage=40&pagenumber=1)


There is so much LOL in that thread that my face hurts now

[tabasco70]

The sad part about this pic is that they photoshopped the black man out in another version. :(

[RedTomato]

The sad part about this pic is that they photoshopped the black man out in another version. :(

Really? Oh wow, that's so, I don't know, horrible :( ?? Do you know where I could see it?? Kthanxbi

[arkitect]

Really? Oh wow, that's so, I don't know, horrible :( ?? Do you know where I could see it?? Kthanxbi

First page of this thread for a start… ;)

[RedTomato]

First page of this thread for a start… ;)

Do you mean the one with the trolls in it?

[iPhone 62S]

ModNote: I know some of these threads were because people think the notebook is a Mac and others are for the racial Photoshop move... either way... please use this thread. --mkrishnan

http://www.microsoft.com/businessproductivity/default.mspx

Looks like a MacBook with the Logo PSed out.

Wouldn't surprise me considering this:
http://www.blogadilla.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/steve-balmer-microsoft-mac-i.jpg

Micro$oft won't even eat their own dog food... And what bad dog food it is.

[OutSpoken]

Yeah, I imagine there wouldn't be many African AMERICANS working in Poland.
<tangent> That expression gets on my nerves when it's used as a generic term for any black person. When used as such it implies everyone who is black must African and American. </tangent>


Exactly.

[notjustjay]

Wouldn't surprise me considering this:
http://www.blogadilla.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/steve-balmer-microsoft-mac-i.jpg

Micro$oft won't even eat their own dog food... And what bad dog food it is.

"Business Leadership and Digital Leadership For Future Graduated"?

:confused:

Did they just string together some random words, or what?

[iPhone 62S]

"Business Leadership and Digital Leadership For Future Graduated"?

:confused:

Did they just string together some random words, or what?

Yup, as they always do with that sort of stuff. It's PR gibberish.

The point I was making with that image, though, was that the computer behind the Microsoft podium thing is a Mac :D

[TSE]

Who gives a **** if it is a Mac. Microsoft makes money whenever you buy a Mac and put Windows on it. Microsoft could care less if Dell, HP, Sony, all PC manufacturers go out of business, as long as people buying Apple computers buy just as much Microsoft products.

[iPhone 62S]

Who gives a **** if it is a Mac. Microsoft makes money whenever you buy a Mac and put Windows on it. Microsoft could care less if Dell, HP, Sony, all PC manufacturers go out of business, as long as people buying Apple computers buy just as much Microsoft products.

How do you know it has Windows on it, though? If they got a Mac instead of a Dell, HP, etc. they could very well be using it to run OS X.

Also, it's not "could care less", it's "couldn't care less":
http://www.incompetech.com/Images/caring.png

[Consultant]

Photos like this, I always wonder what they're supposed to be looking at.

In this example, judging from their facial expressions, I think they're looking at a gigantic flying penis.

The lady is so distracted she hasn't noticed that her monitor isn't plugged into anything. Poor dear.

LOL. Nice. It IS Microsoft they are portraying so probably not too far off. ;)

[djellison]

Microsoft could care less .

COULDN'T.

http://19.media.tumblr.com/Y2NA1ciNoim2cf2gQg2PKhL1o1_400.png

Seriously. How on earth are people getting this very simple phrase quite so wrong.

[iPhone 62S]

COULDN'T.

http://19.media.tumblr.com/Y2NA1ciNoim2cf2gQg2PKhL1o1_400.png

Seriously. How on earth are people getting this very simple phrase quite so wrong.

Great minds think alike! :D

(look up a few posts ;))