Mac vs. PC ads

[Shog9 0]

'cause Vista is the big new selling point. Vista is competition. BTW - if you've noticed, Microsoft's Vista commercials tend to not focus on "the box" at all - Microsoft doesn't sell PCs. Of course it's all a bit silly for you and me. Just as watching Jay-Z drag pictures with his fingers isn't likely to convince us to buy HP. We install our own OS of choice, with the software we need, and the configuration we prefer. We don't need to see shiny happy people on TV telling us which choices to make. Frankly, i consider the absurd part of all this to be that Apple, the shiny happy people Company, is running what are probably the most minimalistic, grounded computer ads on TV. No dancing, no magic, no "Minority Report" UI mockups that look nothing at all like the product actually being sold... Just anthropomorphism on white. It's like... watching a children's skit on food groups... or something... ...contrast with Shiny Happy VW's campaign of "slightly cheaper expensive cars bring universal happiness" ads. That's the sort of bullshit i'd have expected from Apple. Needless to say, i'm pleasantly surprised.

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[Marcus J Smith]

Mark Nischalke wrote:

I never thought of them as being localized. It would be interesting to see the other versions.

Japanese ads[^] UK[^]

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[David Crow]

Mark Nischalke wrote:

Does anyone else find these commercials as ridculous as I do?

No. I rarely watch television, and when I do, the commercials are ignored or the channel is changed.

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[szukuro]

Found this on bash.org: a mac vs. pc commercial you'll never see: "Whatcha doin, PC?" "I'm playing this new game." "Oh really, which one?" "Any." "Oh." (silence) (fade)

[Keith Rule]

The Mac ads are the only commercials I will stop and watch when fast forwarding on my TiVo. I do find it a bit ironic that in these commercials have the Mac as the "Straight man" and the PC as the "Comic". See: Comedy Duo[^] But I love the commercials anyway.

[Rocky Moore]

I find them stupid, but hey, Apple knows marketing and they know you tell someone a lie long enough they will believe it, so they have to make it entertaining to cause people to watch.

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[peterchen]

The ads were funny - once. I like these[^] :cool:

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[Member 96]

I think the guy in the UK ad that plays the Mac played a not very sympathetic character in a British series about a company who runs a web portal I used to watch a few years ago. Strangely enough all I can remember is the fictitious company's url seethru.co.uk or something like that, not the name of the actual show.

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[Mike Poz]

There's a utility out there that someone wrote to decrapify your pc[^]. Walt Mossberg wrote about it here.[^].

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[Mike Poz]

Rama Krishna Vavilala wrote:

Do the ads refer to Microsoft in anyway?

Yes, some of them target Vista (specifically UAC).

Mike Poz

[Al Beback]

Mark Nischalke wrote:

Does anyone else find these commercials as ridculous as I do?

This[^] old "Macs Suck" video is what the doctor ordered. :-)

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That's good :laugh:

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[Sathesh Sakthivel]

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[Hsiang Tai Chien]

The Mac vs PC ads are there for a long time, and are still developing. Frankly, Mac does have its benefits, but it's not wrong to choose a PC if you'd like to. Com'on, it's just commercials. If you don't like it, just skip it.

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[DanielBrownAU]

Well, I think to have a stab back a Mac's PC's should make this ad. PC: Hi, Im a PC. Mac: Hi, Im a Mac, Im cool. PC: Bye, Im going to play a game. (Walks of screen). Short, Simple Sweet.

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[micmanos]

Apples VS Oranges :doh: ..... STUPIDITY = Any attempt to reach to a conclusive result by efficiently comparing two completelly dissimilar objects against the vast field of 'Personal Preference'. ...... please :|, don't waste my time !!!

[Pixa]

I find it quite amusing that in the UK versions the guy playing the PC is so much more likable than the guy that plays the Mac, even my non-techy friends commented that based on personality they should have swapped parts.

[ednrgc]

No, I really couldn't care less. Until they release OSX for all Intel/AMD processors, who cares.

[robertcurtiss]

We should all just enjoy them for what they are. Corporate crap on both sides, give and take. They tickle me.

[GregScott]

I think there hilarious, and good for Microsoft and Apple, tho better for apple. It just makes people like you mad and want to support Microsoft, and people who like apple want apple more. it no one who will change there computer because of the commercial. sure apple may sell a few more mac's to home users but there still barely denting the market Microsoft has. it would be more detrimental for Microsoft to try to retaliate then just laugh along.