Post by: gunug on August 28, 2006, 12:41:39 PM
http://www.apple.com/getamac/ads/
I tried it twice, using two different browsers and got stuttering audio and video and then termination of the stream/download. Give it some time!
Post by: Paddy on August 28, 2006, 01:42:17 PM
The Slashdotters do get their shirts in a knot - when they're not arguing about the ads themselves, they get all hot and bothered on the subject of Mac vs. PC. Sigh.
I think the ads are funny (the magnetic power cord one is probably the funniest).
The really funny thing is that John Hodgman, who plays the PC is actually a Mac-user in real life. He is also an author and humorist, who has appeared on the Jon Stewart show. Justin Long, the actor who plays the Mac says he didn't even own a computer before the ads (guess what he has now?)
What I find interesting about these ads is the debate they have created - some people hate them, others love them - but they get noticed and that's brilliant advertising, any way you slice it. Not only are they noticed, but people remember that it's a Mac they're talking about. I saw a post from an Apple store employee and he said that the ads have definitely increased their sales - they've had a lot of switchers come in, mentioning that the ads made them curious.
In the past 6 months or so, every time I pick up the Boston Globe and there is a picture of someone with a computer in the pic (and it isn't usually central to the story), it seems to be a Mac laptop. My husband said that waiting for a flight to Germany the other day, he looked around and of the four people using laptops he could see, three of them were Macs. Something's happening...
Post by: gunug on August 28, 2006, 01:52:05 PM
Post by: Mayo on August 28, 2006, 03:12:33 PM
I think these are the first Apple ads that actually get to the heart of the differences between PCs and Macs...and they do it with a sense of humor.
If only Apple had done something like this when the original iMacs were introduced...
Post by: kimmer on August 28, 2006, 03:25:35 PM
Sneakers and I were sitting here laughing. Can't decide which I like best, the "accident", "angel/devil" or "spy". hahaha
All very clever.
Post by: Parker on August 28, 2006, 04:00:16 PM
Post by: gunug on August 28, 2006, 09:36:24 PM
Post by: Parker on August 28, 2006, 10:05:46 PM
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Post by: krissel on August 29, 2006, 12:14:59 AM
What I like best about the series is the good natured 'friendship' that is displayed between the two. No 'in your face' pompous attitude.
Post by: gunug on August 29, 2006, 04:47:35 AM
Post by: Mrious_be on August 29, 2006, 08:35:50 AM
