Thanks, Bing.
The Windows 7 Upgrade Matrix
via The Macalope
S.H.Y.N.E.S.S. - Internet Explorer 8
Ok. I’ll start:
- Mary, that laptop of yours looks an awful lot like the top bezel of my Macbook Pro, but I can’t be sure.
- According to John Gruber that’s Helvetica, not Arial. Made on a Mac?
- The site for this campaign uses the GMail logo to denote sharing via email.
Sigh. The devil is in the details.
Typeface Inspired by Comic Books Has Become a Font of Ill Will
An exploration into the genesis of Comic Sans. My favourite part, and what’s important about this story:
“If you love it, you don’t know much about typography,” Mr. Connare says. But, he adds, “if you hate it, you really don’t know much about typography, either, and you should get another hobby.”
Typography is about expression, and while there are “rules” that encourage things like readability, rules are meant to be broken. Especially if they interfere with what you are trying to say.
Windows 7 Starter Edition Will Only Run 3 Apps at Once
This is so mindbogglingly stupid that I’m actually speechless.
None of/ All of
this is
A.) Headache inducing
B.) Possible
Couldn’t have said it better haha. Although personally, I can’t wait until I get to meticulously track Anita Sarkozi’s (HumanID #000000004) every movement.
This is some real recession-proof corporate spending. Thousands (probably millions for the campaign) of dollars for some marketing firm to do a flashy lip-service to “ideas”. Gimme a break. How exactly does this connect to Microsoft’s current practices? If I go out a buy a computer today I can’t do any of these things.
I hate to make this comparison, but you don’t see Apple talking about how great it will be when your Macbook folds into your pocket. I also doubt there’s a room in Cupertino where shoeless dudes sit around and talk about ‘e-paper’.
How come this is still the only good thing Microsoft has ever made?
