Comments on: Canon shows off Windows Vista running a Mac application in printer TV ad

By: LongyZ

LongyZ — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 08:48:49 +0000

I remember seeing this add, and in it you see the mouse moving, so it’s not a mock-up in photoshop. The most likely scenario for me is that it’s XP, with vista start menu (maybe using vi-start), and with a Mac theme. I believe it’s not vista due to the start orb and the other reasons pointed out above. It’s not a mac (as you can see from the cursor, icons etc). This leaves XP or Linux. I don’t think it’s Linux but I could be wrong…

By: wellslogan

wellslogan — Sun, 11 May 2008 22:48:29 +0000

I’m not sure the application open is the welcome center…The welcome center icon in the taskbar is a little ”vista” box whereas the icon on the taskbar for the app open appears to be the windows flag. Canon may have simply used PhotoShop to create a false image using a bunch of different applications and operating systems.

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By: Rhys

Rhys — Sat, 16 Jun 2007 13:31:37 +0000

@Punk: It was in beta 2. The first leaked b uild with the orb was 5259, but it existed in MSX builds all the way back to the 4080s.

By: Imran

Imran — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 20:08:15 +0000

Funny, reverse parallels

By: Electronic Punk

Electronic Punk — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 12:36:24 +0000

Har, it wasn’t even in beta2

By: Electronic Punk

Electronic Punk — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 12:28:18 +0000

I don’t think beta 1 had the Orb, forgotten when it appeared.

By: Jono

Jono — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 02:37:47 +0000

I recognise the program. It’s Canon Easy Photo Print, and interestingly enough, it does come in Windows flavours. So why use a Mac screenshot of it?

By: Albert

Albert — Sun, 10 Jun 2007 22:14:01 +0000

Also, doesn’t the button in the middle of the set of Quick Launch buttons look a lot like the one in XP? Compare: (http://www.student.services.wiu.edu/ess/training/knowledge/documents/ images/1126.jpg)

By: Orion

Orion — Sun, 10 Jun 2007 20:09:43 +0000

What I think is that they were using a transformation pack to make XP look like Vista. They probably set “Auto-hide the taskbar” setting and took a screenshot of a Mac desktop running the Canon software, and saved the screenshot and used it as the desktop for their “Vista” (XP).