Congrats on the signature, that's pretty awesome.
I hope he didn't run around and yell before he gave that speech too. 😀 That's hilarious and made my entire day. I really don't know what to say to that. Wow
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Steve Ballmer signed my Macbook Pro
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Congrats on the signature, that's pretty awesome.
I hope he didn't run around and yell before he gave that speech too. 😀 That's hilarious and made my entire day. I really don't know what to say to that. Wow
The talk was really fun for me, as it was my first time being able to do anything of the sort. Project Natal looks promising if they can deliver. MS' R&D budget of 9.5 billion dollars was pretty staggering for me to think about.
This was indeed the talk!
Not yet! Hopefully in the future though! I'm an undergrad across the street at Belmont. After his talk at Trevecca, he bolted and went over there to see you guys. Really cool to have met and been in the same room with someone of that stature.
Gabriel GR
macrumors 6502a
It's cool in terms of a collectors piece. I wouldn't be thrilled about using it as my day to day computer, though.
I would have gone for the bottom...
Did you purchase this computer, or is a parent funded computing device? The parents may not be pleased if it's the later. You can always use rubbing alcohol to remove the evidence 🙂 .
I would have gone for the bottom...
Did you purchase this computer, or is a parent funded computing device? The parents may not be pleased if it's the later. You can always use rubbing alcohol to remove the evidence 🙂 .
Um, you can sell that on eBay for a premium for sure.
It's very rare that known figures would ever sign competitor products.
It's very rare that known figures would ever sign competitor products.
phineas
macrumors regular
You let Balmer deface your work of ART😀 Quick someone get to this person immediately and remove all Apple products until his sanity is back 😱
If you hadn't asked him to do it, this could be counted as rape LOL
Seriously though, you probably just ensured that if you want to sell it, you'll probably get a good price.
Seriously though, you probably just ensured that if you want to sell it, you'll probably get a good price.
Actually, it would be Criminal Damage, not rape. 🙂
If the OP really wanted to remove it he could cautiously use a petroleum/alcohol based product to remove it.
Shame he had to write over the apple, it would have been cooler if he could have stuck to the areas around it 🙂
Clete2
macrumors 65816
Haha, no, it's mine. I bought it.
He took great pleasure in signing directly over the Apple logo. I love it as a collectors piece because the irony of it just totally slays me.
maflynn
macrumors Broadwell
No He took great pleasure in defacing an Apple MacBook Pro. Make no bones about that.
There's really no market, or desire to collect Ballmer autographs even if its on an apple product. Heck, if you like it, that's all that matters but don't think its a collector's piece because the man is a buffoon.
Clete2
macrumors 65816
I guarantee that it is worth much more than it was five minute before he signed it. Something like that is worth a LOT of money. Especially because Ballmer signed a Mac.
The man is smart; otherwise he would not be a CEO. Just because you (and I as well) dislike Microsoft does not mean that he is an idiot.
He has anger issues, yes; but that also does not make him an idiot.
Winni
macrumors 68040
I agree it looks terrible but if it makes you happy, who cares what other people think, right? Plus if you ever change your mind, you can always remove the permanent market with a little rubbing alcohol and no one would able to tell.
jamesryanbell
macrumors 68020
If I saw that bald **** in public, I very much doubt I could refrain from punching him, let alone let him anywhere near my computer but now that you have let him vandalise you MacBook, I suggest you mimick his scrawl and add this above:
"My computer and sofware stinks, I "
So it reads "My computer and software stinks, I need a new one, Steve Ballmer".
Then I'd auction it, you might get Steve Jobs or another Apple exec buying it so they can put it in a glass case at HQ 🙂
What better example than having a pukker statement from Ballmer admitting his own computer (which must be a Windows PC) stinks and he needs a new one like that nice shiny example of a MacBook ;-)
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"My computer and sofware stinks, I "
So it reads "My computer and software stinks, I need a new one, Steve Ballmer".
Then I'd auction it, you might get Steve Jobs or another Apple exec buying it so they can put it in a glass case at HQ 🙂
What better example than having a pukker statement from Ballmer admitting his own computer (which must be a Windows PC) stinks and he needs a new one like that nice shiny example of a MacBook ;-)
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