Win a Custom Color MacBook Pro and Office 2008 for Mac

If you’re a fan of Microsoft’s software and Apple’s hardware, the contest we’re here to tell you about should interest you. The company behind the Windows operating system has announced a race to win a custom-painted MacBook Pro + a copy of Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac.

Although not very straightforward, the announcement goes:

“Enter to Win a Custom-Color MacBook Pro and Office 2008 for Mac. Microsoft Office for Mac loved the Mac community since way back when. What's the perfect gift for a long-term commitment? How about a chance to win a custom-color, 2.53GHz MacBook Pro? Winners will also get a copy of Office 2008 for Mac.”

According to Microsoft, there are two ways to enter the sweepstakes. Contestants can either follow @officeformac, or retweet @OfficeforMac and include the hashtag #officeformac. Microsoft says that only one retweet will be counted per person. Whether or not you win, the company wishes contestants the best of luck, and says that, “Office for Mac loves you no matter what.”

According to a commenter over at The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW), the MacBook Pro artwork on the respective site matches the one on ColorWare's website. By looking closely, readers will notice that this observation is pretty accurate, which makes Microsoft lame, adding that the colors aren’t all that attractive to begin with.

Softpedia note
Yours truly would like to point out that this contest has Microsoft written all over it:
- (apparently) incomplete description;
- weird contest tagline (“Office for Mac loves you...”);
- borrowed artwork (they didn’t even have the decency to do an original design and take their own pictures);
- poor taste in colors.

But even a badly painted MacBook Pro is better than the machine Microsoft’s Windows is generally found on. There’s no reason you wouldn’t want to participate, so head over to the contest site, go through the official rules, and enter. Softpedia also wishes you good luck, and would like you to know that its Mac section loves you, no matter what.