VOTW: Steve Ballmer, Will You Sign My MacBook?
It takes a lot of guts to ask Steve Ballmer to sign a MacBook Pro.
Last Wednesday, during a visit to Trevecca Nazarene University in Nashville, one student asked Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft, to sign his Apple laptop. Considering Steve once pretended to smash the iPhone of a Microsoft employee who dared to take it out of his pocket during a seminar, you'd think this guy would keep his laptop hidden in his bag rather than ask Ballmer to sign it.
However, Ballmer being the cuddly bear that he is, obliged and scrawled his name on the lid of the MacBook Pro in black permanent maker. As an after thought, he wrote, "Need a new one?"
In case anyone was wondering, the laptop was apparently running Windows. Check the video below.
Steve Ballmer Autographs a MacBook Pro
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I wonder if Jobs would sign a laptop (dell, hp, asus, acer, etc) running windows? It would be an interesting test. Would he think he's too good? Or if it were a hackintosh, would he sign it? lolz
That was awesome! I would love to meet him.
Now that's funny!
irony, like how i got my ipod engraved in the back with the words "I am a pc" lol
So is this the VOTD or the VOTW as announced last week?
that gave me a good grin, Steve's reaction was priceless
Then I guess if I showed my penis, he would sign that too? ;-)
I wonder how much that would be worth on Ebay now
So is this the VOTD or the VOTW as announced last week?
Oops, I guess whoever posted it got confused. It's the video of the week. All fixed now.
what a great guy
Half the price of an unsigned laptop of the same specs. It's been written on.
Steve Ballmer is always such a great sport about these things.
Steve Ballmer is always such a great sport about these things.
I know. It makes him seem so endearing. When I see him acting batshit scary it freaks me out but then I see this and it makes me want a hug. THE POWER OF BALLMER!
I did put a Apple logon on my all black custom liquid cooled gaming PC.
funny ballmer....good one !!
I was wondering how much Ballmer paid to the student... Maybe a macbook!
what else was he gonna do? smash the kids laptop?
I wonder if Jobs would sign a laptop (dell, hp, asus, acer, etc) running windows? It would be an interesting test. Would he think he's too good? Or if it were a hackintosh, would he sign it? lolz
no way. Steve Jobs would kill the guy.
Not sure what he means by need a new one.
It means that he should get a new non macbook laptop to replace the one that got scribbled all over
If I was Steve B. I'd say to the guy " Happy Birthday to the GROUND!". Now get yourself a new one
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... like many boyz haz the secret norp magazine stash, i think Steve Ballmer haz a MacBook hidden somewhere... for the inspiration...
I wonder if Jobs would sign a laptop (dell, hp, asus, acer, etc) running windows? It would be an interesting test. Would he think he's too good? Or if it were a hackintosh, would he sign it? lolz
what i really wonder is if jobs would sign one of those laptops running a mac os x! a trully hackintosh
Warranty instantly voided!
...either that or they will replace it when it's sent in for work.
Warranty instantly voided!...either that or they will replace it when it's sent in for work.
Hahahah really funny, i am sure guys at Apple are working on a secret project "permanent ink dissolver": "Here good Sir, we were able to delete the smudge on your laptop, it's on the house, have a nice day!"
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If I was Steve B. I'd say to the guy " Happy Birthday to the GROUND!". Now get yourself a new one .
Means ur macbook sucks go get a laptop with windows
Ah... that made me smile, thanks Tom's I've been sick since last night and this made me feel a little better.
irony, like how i got my ipod engraved in the back with the words "I am a pc" lol
I did that too! (and mine has a pac-man going for the apple!)
That was pretty funny, ballsy of the guy to ask. I wonder if that Mac will now make it's way to Ebay?