I’m sure Steve really appreciates the iMac picture in this review…

14 Comments on I’m sure Steve really appreciates the iMac picture in this review…

Luis on Sat, 3rd May 2008 9:09 pm


By looking at this picture you realize that is Microsoft itself would have design the iMac, it would have been a fail. Vista makes it looks ugly, thank God for OS X.

And, yes I’m a Mac head.

SirCrumpet on Sat, 3rd May 2008 9:41 pm


I dunno, I’ve always thought those vista backgrounds were kinda snazzy and suit the “mac” look…

*ducks*

Partners in Grime on Sun, 4th May 2008 12:13 am


Yeah, I laughed when I saw the review. Kind of had forgotten how ugly icons look cluttering up the Desktop.

haha on Sun, 4th May 2008 12:19 am


sircrumpet, you are a massive knob

Reclusive Monkey on Sun, 4th May 2008 4:48 am


“Snazzy” is the word your dad uses to describe his awful weekend shirts…

Robert McGovern on Sun, 4th May 2008 8:27 am


I must be old, I like the background as well.

Mitch on Sun, 4th May 2008 10:23 am


I think that Vista background looks fine. FWIW - I don’t like Leopard’s space theme - it does nothing for me.

Having a screenshot of Vista on a computer being reviewed for, among other things, how well it runs Windows seems pretty straightforward. I am not sure anybody is trying to be funny. Installing Windows is a ‘feature’ of 10.5 - it’s not even a hack.

Camillo Miller on Sun, 4th May 2008 11:41 am


Shivers down my spine…

Michael on Sun, 4th May 2008 7:14 pm


I would agree. Humorous indeed.

How humorous however is THIS “neutered” iMac.
http://screencast.com/t/StmknwQa

I found it in an ad that CDW ran in the April 2008 How Magazine Design Annual.

p.s. image captured via Jing, via photoBooth. I would have used Skitch, but Jing offers picture storage for the moment.
Sure beat opening scanner, scanning/resizing scan, uploading, etceteras.

odin on Mon, 5th May 2008 3:09 am


We all know that anyone who loads Vista onto a Mac is asking for the unforgivable wrath of the underpants gnomes.

Van Souza on Mon, 5th May 2008 3:21 am


Why would M$ care, they sold a copy of Vista.

Kensei Dave on Mon, 5th May 2008 7:57 am


Yeah it looks fine to me. It’s saying that’s the power of the iMac it can run Windows as well.

Thats what sold me on my Macbook Pro.

Going to go triboot Leopard, Ubuntu and XP soon… Woot!

imajoebob on Mon, 5th May 2008 12:19 pm


McGovern - I am old. And I think it’s ugly. But I thought it was just one of the less attractive OS X designs. But this reminds me the previews of Vista looked like clumsy knock-offs of OS X. Proof is in the pudding.

To quote great philosopher: Sometimes bad is bad.

Joe on Tue, 6th May 2008 11:48 am


Who thought a Mac could look so unattractive!?

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