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This isn't the first time you've posted a picture from a Microsoft-hosted event, where the majority of notebooks displayed bear the Apple logo. Embarrassing indeed, and somewhat odd considering a) how well some non-Mac notebooks work, and b) that full release versions Windows 7 has been available, free, to MVPs for a while now. I'm guessing here, as I've never really used a Mac, but there must be something rather special about Apple notebooks... though it wouldn't likely be support for synching with a Zune (like the one they gave everyone there) or an HTC WM device (ditto).
So with NDAs keeping participants silenced, and the devices being handed around as freebies being somewhat trumped in visibility by an image such as this, it seems Microsoft has rather blown a publicity opportunity. More not-so-brilliant marketing from a company being walked all over by 'the other guys' lately. Put this together with Firefox numbers continuing to catch up to IE and Androids and iPhones appearing to catch up rather quickly in the mobile department, and someone had better do some clever thinking rather soon or risk losing a lot more.
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Gerard Ivan Samija
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