Daily Archive: August 23, 2013

Apple Releases Badass Mac Pro Cinema Trailer [Video]

In their usual grandiose fashion, Apple released a movie-like trailer for the new Mac Pro. Using “James Bond”-esque music, fast moving camera pans to show the beautifully sharp curves, and other cinematic techniques, Apple drummed up excitement. In the end, the Mac Pro transforms into fire, then earth, showing its magnitude. This ad is different from past mac ads, usually shot on white backgrounds,...

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Microsoft CEO Ballmer Stepping Down: Finally

Goodbye Ballmer! Microsoft’s CEO is stepping down within a year, and it’s seriously about time. His naivete in sectors like mobile and touch have nearly destroyed Microsoft, and they haven’t seen a new successful product since Gates left. I wrote a whole article on Seeking Alpha about why Ballmer needed to go, and Microsoft needed to change to survive, and apparently the Microsoft board...