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Now this is awkward – why does Bill Flora use Apple Products to design Windows 8?

February 15, 2012

CultofMac points out that the photo shows Bill seated in fron of a Mac laptop and screen. Their quote:

Looks like a nice guy, right? Now take a look at Bill’s desk, and notice that he is designing Windows 8 using exclusively Apple products, including an Apple Cinema Display, a MacBook Pro, an Apple Bluetooth Keyboard and what appears to be a Magic Mouse. Good taste in hardware, Bill! Windows 8… good enough to be designed on a Mac. Hey, that should be Microsoft’s new tagline!

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Maybe he boots into Windows.

Mark Carruthers February 15, 2012 3:54 pm Reply
Everyone knows that Mac is better for design.. Why does it matter if he uses Mac or not? I like mac for graphic creation and still wouldnt use it as my main machine.

Anonymous February 15, 2012 6:15 pm Reply
- I’m not sure that Microsoft would agree with you on that statement.
  
  Onuora Amobi February 15, 2012 7:01 pm Reply
I use Apple at home ad WinPC, I’m not a designer or anything, so I can’t judge Bill’s choice. For sure it’s unlike anyone can think about, I mean it would be unusual to see an Apple engineer using a Sony Vaio to test OSX (hackintosh Sony)!

Alexlanza79 February 16, 2012 4:03 am Reply
it’s a shame!

Fernando February 16, 2012 8:00 am Reply
this is obviously bs dude lol were does it show anywere that this is his desk or even were this picture was taken lol i think its bs personaly

George Patrick Collins February 17, 2012 10:38 am Reply
why is he wearing glasses and have a pair of glasses sitting on “his” desk hmmmmm

George Patrick Collins February 17, 2012 10:40 am Reply
This is obviously photo shopped. Look at where his ass meets the chair. He appears to be hovering slightly above the seat and you can see by the dark area around his ass that he was photo shopped into the photo. And the relection in the monitor is all wrong for the angle he’s “sitting”. The reflection looks like someone hunched over a bit, facing the monitor, and sitting in a high-back chair. Also, if you look out the window, this definitely was not taken at Microsoft’s big park-like campus in Redmond where Windows 8 is being developed. I’d say it’s a nice little prank by those crazy pranksters at CultofMac.

CompUser February 17, 2012 12:07 pm Reply
- Nice theory except the original photo was taken by Jay Greene from CNET
  
  Onuora Amobi February 17, 2012 12:18 pm Reply
The photo was taken 6 months after Bill left MS. His new company’s name is visible in the screen reflection. This was simply bait by The Cult of Mac.

Ktowndoug February 17, 2012 2:55 pm Reply