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A Tour of Microsoft's Mac Lab
I'm Don Giovanni writes "David Weiss of Microsoft's Macintosh Business Unit (MacBU) gives a virtual tour of Microsoft's Mac Lab at Redmond, reportedly one of the largest Mac labs outside of Apple (includes 150 Mac minis!)." Great pictures. From the article: "The first area in the Mac Lab is what we call the Sandbox. This is where we keep all significant hardware configurations Apple has released that run our products. We'll use the Plasma display to, watch DVDs and play games, uh er, I mean, do important training presentations. ;-) It's actually very useful because everyone can be in front of a computer and still see the main screen and follow along. Often other groups at Microsoft (the games group, hardware drivers group and even the Windows media group) will come and schedule time in the Mac Lab to test their software on the different hardware configurations."
...as if millions of slashdotters applied for testing jobs at Microsoft and then were suddenly silenced.
It looks like the Mac Business Unit alone is responsible for at least 1% out of Apple's 5% market share!
Where do you think the Vista user interface design team has been spending all it's time?
I've abandoned my search for truth; now I'm just looking for some useful delusions.
Off the record but I've heard that the label on the Mac lab door actually reads "the copy room"
An entire room filled with bright, cheerful Microserfs wearing shirt padding and plastic bald caps greet me as I enter the Fucking Kill You Lab in Redmond's well-lit East Campus. Before I can say a word, chairs fly across the room in all directions as each vows to Fucking Kill (TM) Google, Apple, Sun, Linus Torvalds, and inexplicably, Olestra.
Fucking Kill You Lab director Thaul Purrott tells me that this is "the future of Windows innovation" and not surprisingly, customer support just as an airborne chair caster nearly decapitates him.
"Made up/misattributed quote that makes me look smart. I am on
But no Coke Zero? Lame.
And if they do, do other groups at Apple line up to use it?
The answer is in that quote:
The testers investigate the failures, log any bugs and then move on to their other duties as testers.
It doesn't say anyone actaully fixes the bugs they log, does it?
Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean there isn't an invisible demon about to eat your face
Here's a tour of Microsoft's Linux Lab:
Cool, huh?
Only because they mistakenly think it's the lineup for the washrooms.
Duct tape is like the Force. It has a light side, a dark side, and it holds the universe together.
I'm sorry, but as a lifelong Mac user, I refuse to read comments set in monospace type. It is most displeasing to the eye.
Bonsai Kitten: TNG
... why Vista is late!
"This is where we keep all significant hardware configurations Apple has released that run our products. We'll use the Plasma display to, watch DVDs and play games, uh er, I mean, do important training presentations."
I wish I could filter out the annoying Pickens articles...
Now that iTunes and other apps run in Windows, does Apple have a Windows lab?
Judging by the quality of Quicktime on Windows, apparently not.
the most interesting thefts were those of people who would attempt to steal full trailers full of computers. They almost always failed.
;-)
Amost always??? Details, please...
Lost: Sig, white with black letters. No collar. Reward if found!
Put the joint down and back away slowly.
Chuck