nice work EWS you really brought out the bill gateness? all i can say but well done ^^

this is one crazy fucked up world, for the 7th time.

The MAC commercials get an eye roll out of me every time they're on. But hey, why actually talk about your product if you can run a smear campaign right?
Dig the picture though, I think it came out well.

I'm a Mac user, and I agree that the commercials are fairly eye-roll inducing for anybody that isn't a hardcore Mac fan. However, they can be pretty funny if you just take them at face value, and comedy sells. Comedy actually sells better than sex. Yeah, it's a blatant, shameless smear campaign, but it's funny so it works.

Yeah, everyone wants to cheap-shot Microsoft, so we all laugh at the "I'm a PC, I'm a Mac' commercials.

Besides, it's hard to describe features, because all systems pretty much do the same thing when they're running stable. So the Mac has every file 'forked' into two, with one leg being the file itself, and the other leg holding the metadata on the file. How do you use that to convince people to choose a mac over a PC. All platforms now have the same apps even, or comparable apps, so you can't point to your killer app for graphic design, since every system has something that does the same thin, or close enough to make no difference.

Every system will play movies, crunch spreadsheets, play games, and brows the web, so the only selling point is stability vs new bells and whistles.

Speaking of the "I'm a Mac, 'm a PC" commercial, didn't somebody do an 'I'm a PC. I'm a Mac. I'm an Amiga" commercial?

Not sure about that, but Eric did do an animation of an Amiga taking on a Mac and PC set to the Portal "love" song, "Still Alive."

In fact: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mg6wrYCT9Q."

Haha! I love the PC wretching on the floor after the virus cake.


There's really no way to judge these things anymore. But what really bothers me about what Apple's doing is not the degradation of Windows, but how it clumps together everything related to the PC under Windows' umbrella. I mean, the Mac is a PC for Christ's sake. And this leads to things like my friend defaming all of PCdom because the $500 Gateway she bought kept having malfunctioning hardware. Now she wants to buy a Mac, not quite realizing that there's a difference between a $500 Gateway and a $2000 Mac having to do with neither Gateway or Mac. Hell, there's a difference between a $500 Gateway and a $500 Toshiba. But now she looks at her flimsy Gateway installed with Vista (when it was more intended for Win2000) and declares a war on PCs.

I've got that video faved already.

I can't really say it as eloquently (and I didn't even understand the whole bit about "legs"), but I get what you mean. It all pretty much comes down to personal preference, so that's the only weapon the computer companies have anymore; sway personal opinion to your favor.

Forked files died with Mac OS 9, man. Where've you been for the past... decade?

I don't use a Mac myself, and the ones i had to tech support for family were older models, I don't think I've SEEN a Mac that doesn't boot up to 'Happy Mac' (Unless it boot fails to 'Sad Mac')

Amazing. Considering that Mac OS 9, that bootscreen, and the concept of forked files died in 2000, I would like to formally welcome you to the third millenium. You'll find that your seat cushion can be a handy floatation device in case of MySpace.

Try not to act as though you're educated when in fact you have no clue about what you speak.

Norvel tried this rather funny "I'm a PC. I'm a Mac. I'm Linux" concept commercial... given things, it a rather good thing that they didn't release it for television, despite the good humour.

Ah, that's the one I was thinking of, thanks.

excellent pic, Long live XP now don't disown me

I dont understand what your trying to say, just to be sure, I'll say what I think your trying to say,

Bill Gates is keeping the Internet locked up and windows is broken from every working with the Internet.

Did I get it right?

To be honest, I drew what the client asked, specifically Gates holding the Earth in a cage while standing on a broken window. The exact symbolism is anyone's guess (other than my client's), but I'd assume you're probably close.

Could also be "Windows is broken, but STFU, I still own this world *creepy smug look*"

Mac FTW!!

Humans: The strangest anthro of them all! Also..you did a pretty good job. Portraiture is a bee-yatch.

Windows, keeping a vice grip on your balls for the rest of eternity.

lol

Reminds me of Carl from "Up".

Might not be your best area, but did well enough to get the point across. Nice work, guy!

Ive been a Windows user since i was 3 and have grown into my shackles of Microsoft, sadly finding them lightweight till I discovered Linux, in which the shackles were removed from time to time, but then heavier sets were put on as I got a 360..and then another...and another...and a 4th...each draining away my lifeforce. Bill Gates owns the world or at least can place the higest bid at any time and we all come with the package deal. I want to get a PS3 now so I can enjoy the freedom of the heavy title that is Microsoft. Sad that the 360 tries to own my life and Linux makes me happy, but I grew up with Windows. Ubuntu is great, but its different. The latest version killed my ability to play games till the next updates to be released and logging into XP feels like a foreboding dread, but Ill have to use it if Im to 'enjoy' any gaming experience. Im a tool. Im a slave. Im a pc.

Any reason he's stepping on a broken window?

Every version of Windows has been broken in some way, with promises that the next version will fix all the problems (bringing all new ones just for that version).

things like this are why I'll never ever buy a mac

Windows 7 rules! =)

I am staying with XP. especially since they took pains so that I could not "just upgrade". W7 needs to be a fresh install from the ground up. I think I will go with ubuntu instead. and not worry if I have a genuine advantage or a pirated copy of linux.

I will say that Windows 7 is the world's tallest midget. It is by far the least bad version of Windows released to date. This is largely because you can completely shut off the baby-steps bits of it.

A friend told me yesterday that Bill Gates has enough money to BUY JAMAICA!

Yeah, but then in order to live or vacation there, you'd have to wait for the trickle down of patches updates and service packs, plus if you didn't have the Genuine Jamaica Advantage, you'd have to deal with a crappy little graphic floating on your screen reminding you of it.

*snerk*

Apparently Humans no longer qualify as a species. Its just a temporary state of mind.

Funny! Windows is a piece of crap. Long live Linux!

Windows 7, several of my friends that never have a good thing to say about windows actualy like this version...

Still, its all looking very eyecandyish to me... some of us like a simple, crisp interface like we had back in the day with Workbench, right Eric?

And while I can definatly see Bill, I dunno, I kinda see a little of Dan Aykroyd in there too, anyone else see him?

[IMDB link to Dan's page http://www.imdb.com/media/rm1239523072/nm0000101 ]

Windows 7 is out, but Unix still rules!

He looks like Carl Frederickson from "Up".

Bullshit. You're freakin' great in this!!!

Very powerful picture

Nice pic!

Awesome pic, especially for having to do a caricature.
Now you just have to forever watch your back. Bill Gates' all seeing all knowing eye in the sky has clearly seen this now. and will be hunting you down to torture information outta you... and get witty pictures drawn FOR FREE! *Gasp*

I'm Pro-MS and I love the mac commercials. I've owned a mac and I know what I like. That's a good picture.
Ilike it. Is your head still covered in Tomatos?

:p

Gotta figure out a more subtle way to ask that question, otherwise the answer is always gonna be "yes".

Vista was the operating system that finally made me bite the bullet and give MacOS a look. First time I've actually enjoyed using a computer since the good old dies of my dear departed A1200. Back in the days before OSX the Mac's system software sucked, but the current versions feel a lot more Amiga-like, and this makes me happy. Win 7 looks like an improvement, but I'll stick with my Mac now, thanks.

It's still a great rendition, though. Nice to see some pro stuff on here as well.

I've currently on the Mac platform but I confess no real loyalty to any camp ;) I'm an OS Whore and will go to whichever one treats me best at the time hahahahah

I've got no strong loyalties either, except to Amiga and MorphOS (but I can't really recommend either to anyone other than retro and alternative system enthusiasts). I have Mac and Linux systems (a nice lightweight distro called Puppy). Haven't had much positive experience with Windows, but I haven't messed with anything newer than XP either. Experience has shown me it's all mostly down to personal requirements and preferences anymore. However putting the window close button on the top-right corner is 'tarded.

D= Why, what else would you put in that corner? You have to put SOMETHING frequently-used there, because being able to 'toss' the mouse into a corner is an excellent and efficient use of space.

Three famous people look disturbingly alike; Bill Gates, Stephen Hawking and Alfred E. Neuman.

I love the pic but I can't say that Windows 7 is all that bad. In fact I have been beta testing it for around six months and I have no complaints. All I can say is that it is very fast, stable and reliable. I think Microsoft got it right for the first time. It actually works out of the box without having to install a list of drivers a updates that is a mile long before it works right.

I'd say you did a fine job, even if it took you a few tries to get it right. I recognized him right away.

*grins* All I can think of is a line from DOONESBURY:"Why don't we just give Bill Gates all the money and get it over with?"

I know, huh. Windows 7 fuken sux.

I don't get it either, but I recognize that the symbolism isn't yours, so I can't hold you accountable for it xD

Billy at it´s best! ^^

I like how Bill has his "I win again, Steve" look in his eyes.

At least you didn't feel compelled to draw House or Hawkeye. ;)

You're not still mad about that whole Amiga thing, are you?

I have a shiny new Windows 7 machine, but I'm not going to lie, I really miss Mac's OS for the mere reason that I missed not having to deal with the machine slowing down for updated every day, and all the useless garbage packed into every Windows PC.

Honestly for a moment, I thought it was Peter Gryphon lol