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Nope, not too soon! - iTad

OK, I have stopped choking from laughing so hard... Outstanding! - Johnny

awww you're worried about it being too soon. haha - Brandon

OMG! You did killd me with the larfin! - Bec Rowe @d0tski

Brilliant. - Anika

are/were you feeling down? - Josh Haley

Poor Manatee! - Lindsay

LOL - The Real sofarsoShawn

Thanks Veronica, at this exact moment, I needed to see that :) - Bryan

yep. - MG Siegler

arrrrrr! - Veronica

If true, they should fire their ad company. I'm thinking Fark Dumbass tag for this one, if it's not already there. - Steve Lowe

oops - Mauricio

like ^100 - iTad

obviously couldn't resist writing this up even though i'm running late http://venturebeat.com/2008... - MG Siegler

I'm not surprised by this, but I am surprised that they would forget to wipe the metadata. If any company should know about dealing with metadata it should be Microsoft. - Scoble, Alex Scoble

Countdown until the Macbots start scrambling to diminish the impact of these ads.. 3... 2... 1, - Sprague D

Buddy at MS just told me that 90% of their designers and other creative types use Macs and Adobe... - iTad

No huge surprise here but seriously MS, what are you doing!? - Nicholas Kreidberg

What? The creative folks at Microsoft use Macs? Makes sense to me. - Rob McNair-Huff

Same thing happened with the Vista print ads back in the day. - Veronica

I doubt the commercial was done in house - Scoble, Alex Scoble

Does this also mean that their creative software engineers write Vista using Macs? :P - imabonehead

Or maybe someone has just taken screenshots with Mac and uploaded to web? Other parts of campaign (even the video) could have been made with Windows. - Daniel Schildt

It makes sense - most creative work is probably done on Macs these days. - Sally Church

I just made the point to @mathewi that chances are the project plans and time lines for the Apple ads were likely done on PCs using Microsoft Project (and if one were doing the Apple website, all the Info Architecture and wireframes would be done on PCs as well) - leigh himel

@Chris your actually wrong about that - maybe not about Apple but definitely about their agencies - leigh himel

This thread just reinforces the Microsoft message. People are making a big deal out of the fact that marketing creatives -- a tiny sliver of the population -- use Macs, when most of the world uses Windows PCs. - Sprague D

Most Art Directors/Designers use Macs (Photoshop, Illustrator) but most client services people, IAs, tech people use PCS and Microsoft Tools such as Project, Excel, Powerpoint etc. (and for both of these I say most - there are always exceptions to the rule). It's kinda why i think the whole, the Microsoft ads were created by Macs thing is silly. - leigh himel

No, but most design-y people buy that lie. Hook, line, sinker. - Jordan Hofker

Machines generally better? They all use the same hardware these days. The only difference between a Mac and a PC is the OS, in all reality. - Scoble, Alex Scoble

and here's Hodgman using his iPhone in full view on public transit: http://beta.friendfeed.com/e... - ɐ ɯıʞ sıɹɥɔ

Am I the only Mac user that can't stand Mac users? - Andrew Smith

@AndrewSmith I dunno, maybe it's just who I follow, but the Mac haters seem a whole lot more vocal than the Apple Fanboys in the last couple of years. - Chris Weiss from twhirl

I've worked in an advertising department. The artists used Macs, everyone else used PCs. - Mark Radigan

I'm going to have to go with yes on this one, if it made a milkshake, that would be an added bonus. - Percival

Yes, but it's more fun to share with friends. - Louis Gray

If its not on twitter, it does not exist - Stepan Mazurov

you ninja you - Donny Warbritton

HOW? - Akshay Dodeja

Anyone surprised by that pic please raise your hand. - Ryan Cates

word - Ryan

Who else can do that but you! - Jonas

w0rd - Akshay Dodeja

Wow! And I thought Kevin finally got laid! What a disappointment! lol - Igor The Troll יִצְחָק

GO YOU! I can't even afford one of those anyway sadly. - ЯIИGҜIИG

coooool....but I thought it was going to be a pic of a cat sleeping or something...congrats anyway, Kevin..."it's good to be the king!" - TechChic

Alright, I've calmed down a bit. heh I hope it's yours. I hope you didn't get white (sorry but eh) and awesome photo. Love it. See? I'm calm. - Lise

when do you guys get the iPhone in the us? Europe can buy in about ten mins. - Marie Boran

That wasn't mine, but yes, I'm getting white! - Kevin Rose

I think the secret is out! - Larry Kless

yep it's here. - Jeremy Campbell from twhirl

Slick! What no skin? You're asking for trouble. - Mrsth

You DID get white? Oh, Kevin. No no no. Sigh. Alright. I'll be here when you start regretting that decision. We can talk. heh - Lise

didn't get mine yet -- soon! - Kevin Rose