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The Bluetooth Notebook Mouse 5000 works "perfectly well" on a Mac as is, Ina Fried notes on Beyond Binary. But Microsoft marketers have learned their lesson. They no longer expect Mac users to pick up a package marked "Certified for Windows Vista," with a jumble of specs on the front. Here's how Microsoft renamed and repackaged the same mouse for Mac users.
It's clear that Mac users have a preference for clear, simple packaging. Now, a question: Why does Microsoft think its Windows customers are any different? " And can anyone explain why it's version 5000?
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"Why does Microsoft think its Windows customers are any different?"
Demographics. It's the same reason open source OS distros put this (100% safe for work) on their CD cases.
so microsoft figured out branding now huh? took them a while, all they needed to do was ask detroit.
If you squint, the package looks like a close-up of some choice female genitalia (rhymes with "Dolores"...). I think MS is throwing in some Freudian imagery for good measure.
Hopefully they jacked the price up for the Mac users since over paying is what they are used to (I suppose smugness has it's price).
@snarktard - wouldn't have seen that if you didn't point it out. I guess m$ found a use for extra mouse buttons on a Mac, in this case, a love button.
"Why does Microsoft think its Windows customers are any different?"
Well, it's clear to most of us non-Windows users that Windows customers are idiots.
I suspect that Microsoft knows this too.
@macbeach: yea, it's been clear for a while.
Glad to see MS is accepting the sad truth.
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