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MattD

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#17119 13-Nov-2007 08:44

New Get A Mac ads

http://www.apple.com/getamac/ads/

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Thinking that the theme is getting a little tired. Time for a new campaign.

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spazz

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#95003 13-Nov-2007 10:46

Agreed.

And they mention Windows so much more than they do OSX in the latest set!

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maninimepo

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#95045 13-Nov-2007 18:13

Yeah, I agree.

There are a couple in the series that are funny - Security for example, but I don't like the ads in general.

PC is very likable, and to be honest I think I prefer him to Mac!! Mac seems dull and boring, whilst PC is funny and as I say, generally likable!

I think it's a pretty misguided campaign, so I'm looking forward to something else.

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#95052 13-Nov-2007 18:56

They're all funny and all, but it's just like mac is trying too hard, and not selling themselves, just pointed out every tiny little thing that pc does wrong. Poor pc... getting torn apart like that

kaiwai

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#95094 14-Nov-2007 06:33

pebbles: They're all funny and all, but it's just like mac is trying too hard, and not selling themselves, just pointed out every tiny little thing that pc does wrong. Poor pc... getting torn apart like that

The scary part is that I'm finding that the Mac guy actually dresses like me :P

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Gigs

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#95101 14-Nov-2007 08:15

For the most the campaign has failed as like the above posts, many people find "PC" the more likable of the two in the ads. Though i'm surprised that no one else has parodied them yet. (EG MS, Sony etc..)

kaiwai

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#95148 14-Nov-2007 15:20

Gigs: For the most the campaign has failed as like the above posts, many people find "PC" the more likable of the two in the ads. Though i'm surprised that no one else has parodied them yet. (EG MS, Sony etc..)

Somebody has; Novell has the "Hi, I'm Linux" with an exceptionally good looking female.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtp5gNhBZgo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVOnFdMf0RU

If there was a person representing Linux in real life they would be a frankstein of miss placed parts placed in strange locations - in other words, a walking Van Gogh painting.

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MattD

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#95415 15-Nov-2007 21:56

And the TruNuff guys have had a number of spoofs going for a while

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#96497 23-Nov-2007 04:49

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRAUlK8_2VE

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#96520 23-Nov-2007 08:55

Gizmodo's top 5 Mac PC spoof ads.
The Wii one is the funniest.

maninimepo

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#96551 23-Nov-2007 12:39

kaiwai:
If there was a person representing Linux in real life they would be a frankstein of miss placed parts placed in strange locations - in other words, a walking Van Gogh painting.

Or they might be an old man with a grey beard wearing a white coat and sandals.

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#96553 23-Nov-2007 12:50

maninimepo:
Or they might be an old man with a grey beard wearing a white coat and sandals.

I didn't know Linus was from Christchurch

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MattD

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#98891 8-Dec-2007 13:38

A couple of new ads released, Misprint and Now what.

Misprint focus a little on the hardware suppliers than MS.