Computers

Why Does This Apple iBook Have a Microsoft BSOD?

By Adrian Covert on February 21, 2009 at 11:15 AM

So there’s this commercial on TV right now for some computer maintenance service with technologically-inept people frustrated over their crappy, virus-laden, machines. At one point an iBook even flashes a BSOD…wait, what?


Oh, the joys of low budget commercials and oblivious ad men! If El Jobso saw this, he would be furious! Plus, they show the iBook running Windows XP. OK, so it’s not the end of the world to not know that BSODs only happen on machines that can run Windows (some might even take pride in it). Still, Don Draper would never let this happen.

And if that’s not enough for you, there countless other ridiculous parts, such as an angry, snotnosed gamer reminiscent of Angry German Kid, and a middle-aged, corporate suit who speaks about his computer in the same way as his failing marriage. You should really just watch it.

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  • mr and mrs smith
    February 22, 2009 at 8:05 AM

    LOL!! Sharp eyes, although I would think 99% of people this would go unnoticed.

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  • Gogo
    February 22, 2009 at 1:47 PM

    Well, iBooks CAN theoretically run XP. I saw this commercial too, and that was one of the things I noticed. That screen shot was definitely a very obvious cut and paste job though. However, I doubt that someone dual booting OSX and XP would that technologically inept to require the services of this ridiculous company.

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  • Alistair
    February 22, 2009 at 5:57 PM

    Hey, maybe I’m missing something. Macs can run Windows (with boot camp) right? Doesn’t that mean that they can still get BSOD? Or don’t Macs get BSOD when running windows?

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  • Mitchell
    February 23, 2009 at 1:29 PM

    This is an iBook G3 which being such an old machine, it would never be able to run Windows XP using Virtual PC

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