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Obama Doesn't Like Mac People

Posted by Luke Bayes Tue, 26 Aug 2008 22:01:00 GMT

I just couldn’t resist this…

It seems the Democratic Convention has decided to roll with Microsoft Silverlight for their video content.

Perhaps they’re hoping no one will watch? It seems they don’t understand this whole interweb-thing any more than the Olympics committee.

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  1. Clark Slater replied: Avatar Have you seen http://www.barackobama.com? That is without a doubt the best campaign web presence I have ever seen. Man, these guys definitely *do* understand the interweb thingy. Very smart application overall and very clever application of technology to connect people at a grass roots level.

    Please, for tonight's homework compare and contrast with the 1995 website offering of the McCain campaign http://www.johnmccain.com/

    Clark Out
    Posted: about 1 hour later.
  2. JesterXL commented: Avatar As much as I'm a Flash Player fan, Microsoft Silverlight works just fine on my and my wife's Macs... it's the *nix people who get shafted, not Mac users.
    Posted: about 1 hour later.
  3. Luke Bayes replied: Avatar You're absolutely correct Clark, I just couldn't resist the title! Thanks for the comment.
    Posted: about 1 hour later.
  4. Luke Bayes commented: Avatar Yo Jester, I know... I know... It *can* work on the mac. It just feels so dirty. And while I will probably wind up being wrong about this, I really can't imagine a world where Microsoft continuously supports viable cross-platform versions of anything.
    Posted: about 1 hour later.
  5. Scott B replied: Avatar So sad that you must persist in the negativity...referring to "mac" people even suggests a clan or club that some of us will never qualify for. In the words of Rodney King, "can't we all get along?" The future is one with Flash and Silverlight...perhaps. But that feels 'dirty' to you...because you can't get rid of your built in fear and predjudice towards Bill and MSoft. Lighten up and smoke a camel now and then...it don't mean you sold your soul to big tobacco.
    Posted: about 3 hours later.
  6. Luke Bayes commented: Avatar OK, OK....

    I give in.

    I don't even think of myself as a Mac person. The line came into my head and I just couldn't help myself!

    You have to admit - it's a pretty good headline!

    Jokes aside, I appreciate the comments.

    Posted: about 6 hours later.
  7. Phillip Kerman replied: Avatar Here's my parody that includes a reference: http://tinyurl.com/flash-nbc
    Posted: 1 day later.

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