What laptop does Steve Ballmer use for his presentations? Right...

Ben Woodruff    says:

no way... haha
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

restrex says:

dude! You sure?
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

Asdrubal Chirinos says:

Nice photoshop
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

wingman3439 says:

That's insane. One more reason to own a mac.
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

Weston Alan    says:

haa! well, they do dual-boot.
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

mike.laan says:

I knew it!
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

Fabien H    says:

the vga out apple cable makes it legit !
nice shot !
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

Plutux says:

Photoshop ? No way... I was there and here's another shot : http://flickr.com/photos/choubistar/243949917 0/
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

Paint.It.Black says:

Actually there were two MacBook Pro's on stage which were alternated for the different presentations. Unfortunately I don't have a shot where you can see both...
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

smokeonit    says:

this is not photoshopped!
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

Prakaz (Digital Monk)    says:

Ballmer is a hypocrite :-)

That freak onced laughed at the iPhone: uk.youtube.com/watch?v=C5oGaZIKYvo
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

aryayush says:

"One more reason to own a mac."

The Dark Free Soul says:

This is cool stuff :) Ahahahh... impressive!!
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

Τ    says:

Great !
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

davidjonesuk    says:

Consider that:
- MS invested heavily in Apple in the earlier days
- MS Office for Mac is a rather large earner for MS
- You don't choose the machine that you use for presentations like these

Seems like all the nay-sayers are too keen to jump up and shout
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

Steve Ballmer says:

This is fake! Someone has gone to a lot of trouble to make this and they shall be tracked down!
I demand that all of these photos be removed, NOW!

fakesteveballmer.blogspot.com
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

Τ    says:

- M$ invested (not much) in Apple stock options only when their problems with the justice required them to do so, to calm the accusations of monopoly and it was not in the earlier days, but a few years ago.

- They quite quickly sold their shares, when it calmed down, they don't own any Apple stocks anymore.

- M$ Office is, indeed, a good earner for them, but Apple needs it more than M$ needs Apple.

- Presentations can and will be made with the presentator's machine, at his request. He just needs to ask. Besides, if monkey boy asks something, he gets it.

Well, as far as I know, at this presentation, monkey boy is known to have spotted two Mac users in the audience and yelled "shoot them!".

- It may have run PowerPoint nonetheless.

- Lastly, maybe this Mac was running windoze and PowerPoint.

Oh well…

This is too good an image to spoil it. Let's dream and imagine ballmer was using Keynote! ;o)
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

MendeleviuM    says:

LOL
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

Mr Lees says:

cool. but aren't macs getting a little too popular. I liked it better in the more esoteric days!!!!
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

Steve Ballmer says:

You phreaking iTards are just plain mean! Continue to drink that koolaid ....

fakesteveballmer.blogspot.com
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

jensenrf    says:

Yes but was the presentation keynote or powerpoint?
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

south02245 says:

Apple.....allowing Microsoft to present flawlessly since 1976!!
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

JadenGuy says:

since when don't macbooks run windows?
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

chrischowdhury says:

I don't see Steve Ballmer...
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

iamnathanjohnson says:

this made my day good.
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

Bayliss.    says:

pwange.
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

cincyimages    says:

I see what you did there.
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

Brajeshwar    says:

What a predicament!
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

simonengelbert says:

Inaccurate.....

"I was there and I have to say that there WAS a leftover Mac from a non MS speaker. The 2 previous presenters used it for their keynotes. Ballmer didn't use a computer at all, it was just an automatic slide."

Taken from flickr.com/photos/choubistar/2439499170/
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

Thadeus Maximus    says:

mmm...maybe it is running windows

In any case still funny as hell!
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

Matt McGurn    says:

They can't even be forward-thinking enough to cover up the logo? Damn M$ sucks.
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

THE.MAC.GOD says:

Why use anything else? Run ALL your OSes better on the Mac! Simultaneously!
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

fiedav says:

Hold it, hold it.

I have worked on a presentation given by a Microsoft exec, and any laptops on stage are superfluous.

The presentation is run on two (for redundancy) PCs backstage. There is a Stage Manager who tells these PC operatives when to advance the slides. Ballmer (or whoever) has a clicker, but this only goes to the Stage Manager. In front of the stage, facing the presenter, and covered with black cloth so that you don't notice them, are large TV monitors with the slide on some and notes on another.

My guess is the Apple laptop was owned by one of the stage crew.
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

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Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

antiMac says:

That is hilarious, just as hilarious as this one:
iPhone XP
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

freelance samurai says:

@wingman3439, actually...that's a reason *not* to own a mac. :P
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

CrystalCreek says:

They've photoshopped themselves a NEW LOW, for the MAC Propagandists.
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

nmyra    says:

if it's real...i love it!
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

Pearse-SP    says:

oh my god thats FREAKIN AWESOME
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

Tom @ Timescapes    says:

i seriously doubt it.
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

SteadyHand    says:

If it's real, Balmer himself should be the PC in the Mac commercials.
If it's fake, its hysterical.

If forced to choose, I would pick the latter.
Well done.
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

Brymo    says:

AH-mazing
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

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Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

Ben Jacob is moving to flickr/benjacob says:

Do you have is Macintosh Desktop Screenshot ?.. I know it will be running a Windows Vista Ultimate
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

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Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

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Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

.N.D. says:

LOL

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http://digg.com/apple/What_laptop_does_Steve_ Ballmer_use_for_his_presentations (?)
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

guchi guchi says:

it looks authentic.
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

sfinney180    says:

bootcamp, maybe? lol
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

mojirisonthetv says:

Professionals absolutely adore Mac book.
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

scottperezfox says:

shouldn't that title read "graduateS"?
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

joecab says:

It's just for a presentation somewheres. Who cares? Do you really think he uses a Mac for his own work? Besides even if it was a MacBook Pro running Windows, MS still got their money for selling the software.
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

AussieDood says:

@ wingman3439
I would argue the reverse. Given most people would say Balmer is a douche-bag, why would you want to follow in his footsteps???
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

stevenator2047 says:

like OMG everyone get a life. All the guys from Microsoft and Apple go to the same parties anyways, and run the world.
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

iamhungryandurapotato says:

do people read the others comments before they post? its a real mac. and ballmer wasnt using it.
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

Plutux says:

The MacBook Pro was running Mac OS (I saw it during the first keynote) but the MS slide during Ballmer's presentation didn't come from that computer (IMHO)
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

pucellerox says:

I cant see Ballmer...
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

Plutux says:

There's a link to another picture with both the Mac and Ballmer in the 8th comment...
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

TiBooX will NOT renew pro-account or upload photos says:

Not a first:
www.engadget.com/2007/01/29/microsoft-demoes- vista-on-an-...
see the keyboard: "...They simply got no taste.."
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

blahpro says:

This is plausible.

I was at a conference recently and Microsoft were there showing off Silverlight on MacBook Pros.

Fact is, they're awesome machines for running Windows as well as OS X.
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

pieber    says:

What does Future Graduated mean?
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

jensoto81    says:

hahahaha that's awesome.
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

Plutux says:

@pieber : students
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

JamesOClark says:

As much as I want to believe it, I just can't.
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

GarrettG says:

It also says taken with an iPhone.
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

alpha_9772 says:

Should have known lol

Artistic Idea Generation
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

ursonate    says:

um, lots of people at Micro$oft use Macs. Is this really that surprising?
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

michael_gehrig says:

Microsoft doesn't make machines. They make an OS. An OS that runs really well on a MacBook Pro through Boot Camp. Why not use a Mac?

Best of both worlds. Vista & OS X on one great machine.
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

∙ELi∙ says:

Well OSX is a lot better than Vista....
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

Steve Ballmer says:

I have warned you people! CUT IT OUT!
These clearly illegal, fake photos must come down or I will use my considerable pull with flickr yo delete this entire account and all commenter too!!!

fakesteveballmer.blogspot.com
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

RaynDrahps    says:

"iamhungryandurapotato says:

"Do people read? "

There, fixed that comment for ya. ;)
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

CPSutcliffe    says:

I'm pretty sure he has Microsoft Office running his Presentation... and what's the big deal? You can guarantee there's a hell of a lot of iPods and iPhones flying around Microsoft's inner chambers.
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

Paint.It.Black says:

@ Steve Ballmer:

Well, it would be a good idea to take over Yahoo if you want so... ;)
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

Ballmer's Ex-Wife says:

Now Steve, let's not get angry again. You know what happened in bed last weekend! Don't let these poor people believe you don't love your MacBook Pro.
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

alsiladka says:

What matters is which OS was he using during the presentation ;)
No reason why anyone should not like the MacBook hardware..
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

Lamnk says:

There we go with the Apple fanboyism ... sigh ...
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

eric.martindale says:

...wait, Apple and Microsoft are competitors? When did that happen?

Doesn't Windows run on Apple PCs? C'mon, folks. Get out of the 80s.
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

brian_warner8 says:

nice try fan boys
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

chantastic    says:

It makes sense. Ballmer is a douche and ppl who use Macs are douches.
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

ploerr    says:

Great, nice .... joke
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

heeeeeeeeeeeejin    says:

owned...
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

jimmythemitch    says:

Fake. Macs are awful. Unless you are a hippie and need fake self assurance that your computer is safe, green, and cool for the younger generation.
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

kicksclusivejay says:

you can run windows on a mac
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

Elliot Adderton [deleted] says:

lol, I hope that's real
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

Robin Verheij says:

Lol, best shot ever!
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

Ballmer's Ex-Wife says:

@brian_warner @chantastic @jimmythemitch

Fake? Macs are aweful? Hippie? Holy crap you're out of touch. I guarantee that not any of you 3 have actually used a Mac, and if so, for more than 10 seconds.

Also, anyone that gives presentations regularly, knows that Apple's Keynote absolutely obliterates PowerPoint... hands down, I know, it's my business.
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

yessuz says:

So lame apple fanboyism..
taken with apple Iphone.. lol?
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

macluvaosx says:

Oh that is priceless. :D)
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

jimmythemitch    says:

@ Ballmer's Ex Wife @ Her lame comment @ Her defensive attitude to some random dude on the internet

Get a life. Get to work. Mac's are not made for business. You are sex deprived and need a life. Real people are better than blog arguments... hands down, I know, it's my business.
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

withremote    says:

YES!
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

sirclown82 says:

That doesnt look like a mac body. its probably a photoshop'd thing. Im not an expert though, i could be wrong
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

whalesalad    says:

Microsoft is a software company, not really a hardware company (with the exception of the Xbox 360) so why is this such a big deal? Kind of funny ironic yes but at the heart of it, the fucking thing is probably running Windows XP :)
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

dccrowley    says:

Ballmer will pwn Flickr soon and take this fake down :D
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

faszination_gs says:

great pic
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

spatterfree says:

he never really was known to make smart moves, so i guess that's one of them :)
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

j.holtslander says:

Fastest Vista machine ever tested.
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

chrislee-cm    says:

lol... Why am I not surprised...
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

Zurgo says:

LOL...
If it was true, it would be ridiculous!!!

MAC rulez! :-D
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

MenuBar Memorial says:

I have to say, that doesn't look like any Mac I've ever seen.

Corners are too sharp and what's with the striped lid?

Methinks someone photochopped an apple logo over the Dell logo is all.
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

Eric&Ling    says:

No way, has to be photochop. MSFT marketing would be all over it.
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )