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Microscopic image hidden on Vista discReports are surfacing todayabout a tiny image of three men that was apparently embedded into the hologram on some Windows Vista installation discs. If the reports are true, and not the result of some hoax, it would appear to be an Easter egg, the tech industry's term for hidden -- and sometimes unwanted -- product features. I've asked Microsoft for comment.
Presume we'll know soon enough, but right now bloggers are asking about the identity of three fellows featured in a tiny Easter eggish photo on the Windows Vista DVD cover. ... I've asked Microsoft PR.
(Update: Well, that didn't take long. Here's the reply I just received from Microsoft's PR agency: "Thanks for your patience as I worked with your request. I connected with my colleagues, and learned, we do not have a comment to share. Please let me know if I can be of further assistance."
Yes, I followed up with the obvious "why don't you have a comment to share"? Don't expect much in the way of enlightenment, given my track record getting Microsoft to answer questions it would for whatever unfathomable reason prefer not to answer.
Guess we're going to have to wait for someone to dime the people in the picture.)
(Update 2: Poking around a little more on this we learn that the question has been out there for more than a month now. That means at least two things: The answer is very likely out there, too; and that makes it even more puzzling that Microsoft won't share it.)
Here are all four images. These were posted to Engadget yesterday and seem to be the best images yet.
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If you look at your DVD, these images can be found around the round Windows orb; there are two on either side of the disc. Above and below each orb, there are light colored rectangles. Nestled in the crag between the banner surrounding the orb and the rectangles, you will see an even smaller rectangle with uneven lighting... these are your photos. 4 photos total, repeated twice per disc.
There is also a lot of discussion about the amazing resolution in these photos. Holograms are essentially resolution free. Their features can't be any smaller than the wavelength of light that conveyed the information in the first place, but as it is an interference pattern that recreates the image, it doesn't have a resolution in the conventional sense. Still amazing to see though.