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Tim Cook Takes Swipe at Windows During MIT Commencement (cnet.com)
An anonymous reader shares a report: Apple CEO Tim Cook delivered the commencement address at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Friday, and he couldn't help taking a swipe at a rival. In a section of his speech describing his search for answers and tough decisions in college and beyond, he admitted turning to a Microsoft computer. "I went to grad school at Duke, looking for the answer," Cook said. "I tried meditation. I sought guidance and religion. I read great philosophers and authors. In a moment of youthful indiscretion, I might even have experimented with a Windows PC. And obviously that didn't work." The line got a hearty laugh from the crowd.
Or you could be overreacting to a funny.
Fire is hot. This is now news.
Or, it could be both.
Don't overreact, it's just joking around. This is good humor and we need more of it. I'm a die hard Microsoft fan of 30 years and very Microsoft biased too, btw.
Apple has been trying to belittle its opponents since the beginning. It's how they roll. Just look at the old mac vs pc commercials. I have to agree though, the days of innovation at Apple are dead under Cook's leadership. When your best idea is removing features, it's time to rethink your strategy.
BeauHD. Worst editor since kdawson.
He could have said "I got a BSO" or something related to Windows, but he didn't. You could replace Windows for any product, (Billy Gates about Mac, Zuckeberg about google... ) and it would have raise laughs as well.
That kind of jokes are not fair play, because the pun has nothing to do with the target, it could be used for any one. I don't think it is funny an edited photo of Donald Trump wearing a diapper, not because I love Donald Trump, but because it is not imaginative. If you are anti-Clinton you could show her wearing a diapper and your supporters will laugh. If you are anti-Pope you can show him wearing a diapper and your supporters will laugh....and go on forever.. those are easy jokes.
In a gas station stops a car and from the car gets out [basket star]. He tells to the gas employee. - I am [basket star], I forgot my wallet at home, please, let me fill the tank and I will pay you in a few hours the double. - Well, you look like [basket star], but understand me, I am not sure, I have never met you personally before. Could you do something to probe you are [basket star]? [basket star] gets a ball from the car and does wonders with it - Obviously it is you. I'll fill the tank
Another day [music star] stops at the gas station. He tells the gas employee. - I am [music star], I forgot my wallet at home, please, let me fill the tank and I will pay you in a few hours the double. - Well, you look like [music star], but understand me, I am not sure, I have never met you personally before. Could you do something to probe you are? [music star] sings one of his most famous songs. - Obviously it is you. I'll fill the tank.
Another day Donald Trump stops at the gas station. He tells the gas employee. - I am Donald Trump, I forgot my wallet at home, please, let me fill the tank and I will pay you in a few hours the double. - Well, you look like Donald Trump, but understand me, I am not sure, I have never met you personally before. Could you do something to probe you are Donald Trump? Donald Trump says - Well, I can't do anything - Obviously it is you. I'll fill the tank.
Along the years I've heard this joke with different politicians. The joke disappears and reappears after a few years or months with a different politician. It's not a great joke, it is a joker joke.
What's the joke like in English, I wonder?
Quit your whining you two, all you're doing is making me crave an apple-flavoured latte.
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