New 'Get A Mac' Ads Released [Archive]

MacRumors

Oct 9, 2006, 04:10 PM

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Apple has finally released via the 'Get A Mac' website (http://www.apple.com/getamac/) the three ads that have been curiously making the rounds on Canadian TV (http://www.macrumors.com/pages/2006/09/20060922114922.shtml) and some Apple Stores (http://www.macrumors.com/pages/2006/09/20060905220630.shtml). The ads are as follows:

1. Counselor (http://movies.apple.com/movies/us/apple/getamac/counselor_480x376.mov)
2. Better Results (http://movies.apple.com/movies/us/apple/getamac/betterresults_480x376.mov) (guest-starring Gisele Bündchen)
3. Self Pity (http://movies.apple.com/movies/us/apple/getamac/selfpity_480x376.mov)

Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bündchen's involvement had been rumored since May (http://www.macrumors.com/pages/2006/05/20060530115721.shtml), when her official website reported that she had been photographed for an ad campaign concerning the Mac.

azzurri000

Oct 9, 2006, 04:11 PM

I've seen the counselor ad on tv, and I loved it, so I'm glad that I now get to take a gander at the others!

Edit: The link isn't working for me right now... boo.

ghall

Oct 9, 2006, 04:14 PM

OMG, Better Results is HILARIOUS!!!! I just had too watch it twice!

mgargan1

Oct 9, 2006, 04:15 PM

"... just let me lie here and depreciate"

tech4all

Oct 9, 2006, 04:19 PM

I like the "Better Results" the best. :D

daneoni

Oct 9, 2006, 04:20 PM

We dont want ads, we want C2D MBPs NOW!!!. Sheesh!

Although Ad 2 was easily the best ad ever "wassup, PC Home Movie". Classic.

Me1000

Oct 9, 2006, 04:21 PM

Those were pretty much great!!!! lol

zap2

Oct 9, 2006, 04:22 PM

I like "Self Pity" because the others are push Macs are good for creative stuff, an that one talk about how they are just as good for things like Exel and Word

evilgEEk

Oct 9, 2006, 04:22 PM

About time! These are great! :D

Rocketman

Oct 9, 2006, 04:24 PM

"Self Pity" was played on CNBC today on "Closing Bell".

It was cool seeing Mac in a suit.

Rocketman

MacVault

Oct 9, 2006, 04:25 PM

We don't want new ads! We want new C2D 13" Macbook! :mad: :mad: :mad:

minnesotamacman

Oct 9, 2006, 04:28 PM

Great Ads! Better results almost made me pee my pants. I didn't. Almost.

Killyp

Oct 9, 2006, 04:29 PM

Yeh, better results is hilarious! I basically covered my macbook pro in orange juice :P

patrick0brien

Oct 9, 2006, 04:29 PM

That words "What's up" have whole new meaning for me...

Daschund

Oct 9, 2006, 04:30 PM

Love them!

evilgEEk

Oct 9, 2006, 04:30 PM

We don't want new ads! We want new C2D 13" Macbook! :mad: :mad: :mad:
Apple better drop everything they have going and give you what you want, eh? :rolleyes:

brepublican

Oct 9, 2006, 04:32 PM

Hahaha, omg! 'Better Results' is haliarious! Love it! :D :D

"Whats up? PC home movie"
"erm... work in progress!?"

BRLawyer

Oct 9, 2006, 04:39 PM

It's good to be Brazilian...she looks stunningly hot in that skirt...:rolleyes:

BenRoethig

Oct 9, 2006, 04:40 PM

Clive At Five

Oct 9, 2006, 04:40 PM

Okay, don't take this as me bashing other cultures, but couldn't they have found an attractive model who could've said, "Hi, I'm a Mac home movie" in a fashion that was easier to understand?

I mean, someone might take that as "uh oh... my Mac home Movie is going to have an accent!"

...okay not really. I just had to listen to it a couple times to figure out what she was actually saying... and not to gawk. Not at all.

-Clive

mkjellman

Oct 9, 2006, 04:41 PM

better results is one of the better ads i have seen

iGary

Oct 9, 2006, 04:41 PM

Better Results was the best!

gkarris

Oct 9, 2006, 04:43 PM

Better Results was the best!

And that's essentially how my Mac movies and DVDs look, and when I have to make them on a PC, well, the ad says it all....

nagromme

Oct 9, 2006, 04:44 PM

We don't want new ads! We want new C2D 13" Macbook! :mad: :mad: :mad:

Apple should assign some people to make ads, and some people to build computers. Different employees for different tasks. I'm going to write to Apple with that idea :) This would also help with all the times when Apple stops making Macs because their four Mac people are all too busy designing iPods ;)

jholzner

Oct 9, 2006, 04:44 PM

I've hated these ads since the beginning and the news ones don't do anything to help. Apple could convey the same message more effectively by pushing by just showing the advantages of the Mac and they wouldn't look like a bunch of arrogant jerks going it. That being said, Gisele Bündchen needs to be in more ads.

You may hate them but Apple obviously thinks they are working well and I assume they must be since they keep making more. I'm sure they would have stopped by now if the campaign was bombing. I know several people who are PC users who like the ads and think they are funny.

mi5moav

Oct 9, 2006, 04:45 PM

I guess I was a bit to early on this earlier today in the Canadian section. But they first appeared around noon today on www.news.com... By default the sound is turned off not sure if Apple is to happy about that.

Maestro64

Oct 9, 2006, 04:48 PM

I thought she said "Hi, I am mac humvee..."

Started to think, hmm wonder what this mac humvee is, curious why we have not heard about this before.

BanjoBanker

Oct 9, 2006, 04:50 PM

I thought that when PC rolled over and said "let me just lay here and depreciate" I might wet my pants! As an accountant, I catch a lot of grief for being like PC. However,I always grab my trusty 12" PB when I have presentations to make, I KNOW that it will see the projector w/o any work on my part.
Look at what a 3 year old PB brings on the open market vs a three year old windows machine in terms of % of original purchase price. PCs just sit there and depreciate! :)

Maestro64

Oct 9, 2006, 04:52 PM

I've hated these ads since the beginning and the news ones don't do anything to help. Apple could convey the same message more effectively by pushing by just showing the advantages of the Mac and they wouldn't look like a bunch of arrogant jerks going it. That being said, Gisele Bündchen needs to be in more ads.

If they showed you in the ad, then people would never go to a mac store to find out what it is all about. The ads peek curiousity, making people laugh and wanting to find out what is the big difference.

MacsRgr8

Oct 9, 2006, 04:52 PM

After seeing "Better Results", I can't wait to see "Best Result"!! :p

They are fun!

But will they actually help people cross the line?

danielbriggs

Oct 9, 2006, 04:53 PM

i'm loving the self pitty one!

Class!!! :-)

iGary

Oct 9, 2006, 04:55 PM

After seeing "Better Results", I can't wait to see "Best Result"!! :p

They are fun!

But will they actually help people cross the line?

I don't think they are trying to get an all out switch. I think they are more trying to plant seeds tat may pique people's interest next time a computer purchase comes up.

My mum had no idea Macs don't get viruses until she saw the ads.

Some_Big_Spoon

Oct 9, 2006, 04:58 PM

How 'bout some new Macs to go them ads?

MacsRgr8

Oct 9, 2006, 05:00 PM

I don't think they are trying to get an all out switch. I think they are more trying to plant seeds tat may pique people's interest next time a computer purchase comes up.

My mum had no idea Macs don't get viruses until she saw the ads.

Hmm... indeed.

This does contribute to the "coolness factor" of getting a Mac.
And somehow it did inform your mother!

Glen Quagmire

Oct 9, 2006, 05:00 PM

gugy

Oct 9, 2006, 05:06 PM

They are all right.
I think the novelty is wearing off.
I wish they move into a new concept, just to be different and fresh.

I really hoped to see Gisele in a bikini!:D

rockthecasbah

Oct 9, 2006, 05:06 PM

Perhaps you need your hearing tested.
No i agree with MacsRgr8, Giselle's accent was very thick and it wasn't the easiest to understand, but it wasn't like a foreign language... you got the idea of what she tried to say. It doesn't matter anyway shes gorgeous ;)

Lord Blackadder

Oct 9, 2006, 05:07 PM

These ads continue to kick a**. :D

iJaz

Oct 9, 2006, 05:09 PM

Excellent stuff! :D
Of course Better Results was good, but Self Pitty was even better. I'm glad they told about Office.

MattyMac

Oct 9, 2006, 05:14 PM

Nice...very nice!

EGT

Oct 9, 2006, 05:24 PM

Now if only the UK could get one or two of 'em. Come on Apple, just one!

HiRez

Oct 9, 2006, 05:25 PM

Okay, don't take this as me bashing other cultures, but couldn't they have found an attractive model who could've said, "Hi, I'm a Mac home movie" in a fashion that was easier to understand?I agree, she's attractive but her delivery is awful, sorry. Sounds like she says "homevee" or something. I even knew what the ad was about and it threw me for a second.

Butters

Oct 9, 2006, 05:26 PM

You know I've never once seen a single one of these Get a Mac ads on TV (UK)

longofest

Oct 9, 2006, 05:27 PM

Not that I don't fully expect what will win this one, but note that there is now a poll for you guys to pick which one you liked best.

I'm with the majority so far here... Better Results rocked. :D

daneoni

Oct 9, 2006, 05:28 PM

You know I've never once seen a single one of these Get a Mac ads on TV (UK)

I have but i cant tell you which because i never bother to finish them. Also saw the Bob Dylan iPod ad quite alot

vohdoun

Oct 9, 2006, 05:31 PM

Now if only the UK could get one or two of 'em. Come on Apple, just one!

Let it be Better Results (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1014528/?fr=c2l0ZT1kZnx0dD0xfGZiPXV8cG49MHxrdz0xfHE9R2lzZWxlIEL8bmRjaGVufGZ0PTF8bXg9MjB8bG09NTAwfGNvPTF8aHRt bD0xfG5tPTE_;fc=1;ft=6) :D

psycoswimmer

Oct 9, 2006, 05:34 PM

Way to go Apple. :D

Better Results was the best, but I liked how they talked about Office in Self Pity. The Counseling one was okay. Just okay. ;)

vohdoun

Oct 9, 2006, 05:37 PM

The Counseling one was okay. Just okay. ;)

She seems to be the kind of woman that would crank out the whip or get into kinky office *ahem* stuff.

toughboy

Oct 9, 2006, 05:40 PM

We don't want new ads! We want new C2D 13" Macbook! :mad: :mad: :mad:

and then there will be C3Ds and C4Ds... Since when are we so hang up on Mhzs and cores and numbers?.. Just sit back, and enjoy..

Btw, Gisele was wonderful... :)

twoodcc

Oct 9, 2006, 05:43 PM

i personally liked the couseling one. "maybe you should come twice a week."

mrcammy

Oct 9, 2006, 05:50 PM

I've hated these ads since the beginning and the news ones don't do anything to help. Apple could convey the same message more effectively by pushing by just showing the advantages of the Mac and they wouldn't look like a bunch of arrogant jerks going it. That being said, Gisele Bündchen needs to be in more ads.

I agree. On both counts.

Not too sure why Microsoft hasn't come out with their own commercials - considering Windows is the premier gaming platform...

swingerofbirch

Oct 9, 2006, 06:12 PM

scott523

Oct 9, 2006, 06:22 PM

We don't want new ads! We want new C2D 13" Macbook! :mad: :mad: :mad:Yep I want a new MacBook too...at least tomorrow is a Tuesday. :rolleyes:

Clydefrog

Oct 9, 2006, 06:39 PM

Better results was hilerious

Miguey

Oct 9, 2006, 06:44 PM

haha, i loved them all, even my mom laughed when the PC was on the floor...

nagromme

Oct 9, 2006, 06:52 PM

I think that the Better Results ad was offensive, as it crossed the line implicating that being a biological female with emphasized femininity is superior to being a biological male who is transsexual.

Maybe I'm overly sensitive, but why go down that path?
A more direct analogy might have been two transsexuals, a PC one who didn't put any effort or style into it, and a Mac one who did. Using a REAL female on the Mac side is just cheating! :)

nagromme

Oct 9, 2006, 06:54 PM

Yep I want a new MacBook too...at least tomorrow is a Tuesday. :rolleyes:
And Apple product releases tend to be on a Wednesday, on weeks where the Tuesday follows a holiday (Columbus Day).

Thus, even if THIS is the week for new MacBook Pros (which may well precede new MacBooks by many weeks), there's a good chance it won't be tommorrow. Thus, I have been looking forward to tomorrow's howls of anguish for some time :) (And then if C2D MBP's do come this week, there will be the howls from people who think Apple's lowest-end laptop--MacBook--must have the highest-end laptop chip in the world. Even though Core 1 is an amazing chip already by any standards to date.)

darwen

Oct 9, 2006, 06:58 PM

"... just let me lie here and depreciate"

I missed it the first time but when I watched this ad I too noticed that line. That is amazing... I am so glad someone else caught that. Probably the best line in any of these get a mac ads thus far.

Soundburst

Oct 9, 2006, 07:09 PM

Why don't they show these in the U.K?....and also the new nano ad ; it hasn't been aired in the U.K either.:(

cecildk9999

Oct 9, 2006, 07:23 PM

I like most of the ads that Apple has done, but some border on the edge of tasteless, with the PC bashing going a bit too far. I agree, though, that the idea here is to generate interest; getting people into stores to look at Macs is where you can make a sale (some people in my classes are talking about getting a mac now that they've had a chance to mess around on my MBP), while giving everything away in a commercial doesn't force people to leave their chairs. That said, 'Better Results' joins my personal favorites list, along with 'Accident' and 'Out of the Box.'

My personal prediction for new MBPs: to be released on Black Friday with the option of a black aluminum case! ;)

parenthesis

Oct 9, 2006, 07:58 PM

I think I'm with the camp that isn't too thrilled with how Macs are being portrayed as being more "fun" than a PC. Yes, some of the ads mention that OS X can run MS Office, but I don't think that it's really enough to convince anyone that you can use a Mac for pretty much any general or specialized computing task (CAD excluded, thanks to AutoDesk)

EagerDragon

Oct 9, 2006, 08:31 PM

I like this set (all 3) better than the previous ones.
And yes, she is hard to understand, they should have re-shot that part. I still don't clearly undestand what she said, but seeing the obvious contrast of the results over all it was brilliant.

Willis

Oct 9, 2006, 08:32 PM

CLASSIC! Man, I can keep watching 'better results'

EMAGDNIM

Oct 9, 2006, 08:35 PM

I love them all...

mautal

Oct 9, 2006, 08:39 PM

i agree with everyone here, gisele was the best;)

Foxglove9

Oct 9, 2006, 08:43 PM

They are all right.
I think the novelty is wearing off.
I wish they move into a new concept, just to be different and fresh.

I agree, I'm bored with them already too.

ghall

Oct 9, 2006, 08:49 PM

I think that the Better Results ad was offensive, as it crossed the line implicating that being a biological female with emphasized femininity is superior to being a biological male who is transsexual.

Maybe I'm overly sensitive, but why go down that path?

I think your going to deep into it. I don't think it was intended to be seen that way.

Reaver

Oct 9, 2006, 09:00 PM

I dont know about everyone else but theres something about Gisele Bündchen that makes a man (or women) just think happy thoughts :D .

iProd

Oct 9, 2006, 09:01 PM

Where the hell is our PowerBook G5s? :mad:

:D

mjstew33

Oct 9, 2006, 09:03 PM

I LOVE Better Results - very awesome. :D

JSchwage

Oct 9, 2006, 10:04 PM

Haha! I couldn't stop laughing when I saw the Better Results one. That's got to be my favorite out of all the ads by far.

kwajo.com

Oct 9, 2006, 10:05 PM

I'm probably reading too much into it, but in 'Self Pity' when PC looks up, you see the reflection of blue in his glasses. Subliminal Blue Screen of Death anyone? ;)

Neil4512

Oct 9, 2006, 10:57 PM

I really liked the one with the therapist, but you gotta love anything with Gisele

bcharna

Oct 9, 2006, 11:19 PM

I'm probably reading too much into it, but in 'Self Pity' when PC looks up, you see the reflection of blue in his glasses. Subliminal Blue Screen of Death anyone? ;)

haha... we've got the first easter egg in this campaign! :D

bcharna

Oct 9, 2006, 11:21 PM

I think that the Better Results ad was offensive, as it crossed the line implicating that being a biological female with emphasized femininity is superior to being a biological male who is transsexual.

Maybe I'm overly sensitive, but why go down that path?

oh, come on, its not that big of a deal- they did get the point across, didnt they?

Rickay726

Oct 9, 2006, 11:26 PM

better results is hilarious thats all i have to say lmao.

AppliedVisual

Oct 9, 2006, 11:53 PM

better results is hilarious thats all i have to say lmao.

My wife saw it for the first time tonight on TV. She spit out a whole mouthfull of tea.

..."what's up. PC home movie.". LOL.

Willis

Oct 10, 2006, 12:01 AM

"whats with the big boy clothes?"

love that line. along with the others.

"whats up.. pc home movie"

p0intblank

Oct 10, 2006, 12:10 AM

Hahaha, great ads! I liked them all, but Self Pity is my favorite. :D

Willis

Oct 10, 2006, 12:10 AM

Why don't they show these in the U.K?....and also the new nano ad ; it hasn't been aired in the U.K either.:(

Ive seen one of the Get a Mac ad's. It was the Better ad I believe. Was a few months back.

The iPod Ad's usually come out a month or two after being aired in the US. Bob Dylan was out around WWDC in the states, but it's only really been shown here in the last 2 weeks.

Jasonbot

Oct 10, 2006, 12:13 AM

Does new ads mean new macs??? I mean the ad shows an iMAc @ the end not a fancy new macbook/pro :(

vniow

Oct 10, 2006, 12:37 AM

I think that the Better Results ad was offensive, as it crossed the line implicating that being a biological female with emphasized femininity is superior to being a biological male who is transsexual.

I think its pretty obvious that its meant to be seen as a man in a dress and not a transsexual. I'm trans and I don't see it as offensive. Didn't find it as funny as most of the posters here but not offensive. The ads that involve transgender people and some sort of deception on the other hand do get me a bit hot-headed though.

OdduWon

Oct 10, 2006, 12:47 AM

the new ads will be the end of mac guy and pc guy. :cool:

Counterfit

Oct 10, 2006, 01:05 AM

I think its pretty obvious that its meant to be seen as a man in a dress and not a transsexual. I'm trans and I don't see it as offensive. Didn't find it as funny as most of the posters here but not offensive.
I'm pretty sure most transvestites that wear dresses would shave/wax/otherwise remove their chest hair before going out in public. ;)

macman2790

Oct 10, 2006, 01:24 AM

i think the new ads are just overdoing it.

OdduWon

Oct 10, 2006, 01:26 AM

they have hit rock bottom and gone to counseling, the new mac guy vs pc guy ads will end us.

iMeowbot

Oct 10, 2006, 01:42 AM

You know I've never once seen a single one of these Get a Mac ads on TV (UK)
You probably never will see most of them on TV. The ASA codes don't leave much room to have fun with comparisons.

they have hit rock bottom and gone to counseling, the new mac guy vs pc guy ads will end us.
This is the one I like best of the new batch. It's about time that Apple dumped a little on the "toy computer" line.

amols

Oct 10, 2006, 02:02 AM

I thought she said "Hi, I am mac humvee..."

Started to think, hmm wonder what this mac humvee is, curious why we have not heard about this before.

not everyone can speak in american accent. At least she is speaking in English. Can you speak Portuguese (her language) ??

OdduWon

Oct 10, 2006, 02:15 AM

the mac guy is cooler that pc guy thing is old already. it's like when you affend someone and then you say something stupid to try to make up for it but that affends them to so you keep trying till Pc is on the floor walking in circles making /a: drive noises.

Sesshi

Oct 10, 2006, 02:21 AM

There's something about all these ads which bug me. They're too 'cute'. Too overtly holier-than-thou-look-at-me-I'm-cool Apple (Surely not the representative democratic? Say it ain't so! :p ). Don't really like any of them that much to be honest. I like the actors in them though.

mdntcallr

Oct 10, 2006, 02:27 AM

they were pretty funny. getting better.

and ohhh Gisele! babY!

but the funny part is the show was stolen by the guy in drag

Elrond39

Oct 10, 2006, 02:31 AM

There's something about all these ads which bug me. They're too 'cute'. Too overtly holier-than-thou-look-at-me-I'm-cool Apple (Surely not the representative demographic? Say it ain't so! :p ). Don't really like any of them that much to be honest. I like the actors in them though.

Fixed.

OdduWon

Oct 10, 2006, 02:45 AM

"no female movie and zune colored siut make Pc go something, something..."

dpaanlka

Oct 10, 2006, 03:00 AM

I think they're definitely getting better.

The "just lie here and depreciate" joke is obviously aimed towards those of us who buy older Macs frequently :D

redAPPLE

Oct 10, 2006, 03:40 AM

I think that the Better Results ad was offensive, as it crossed the line implicating that being a biological female with emphasized femininity is superior to being a biological male who is transsexual.

Maybe I'm overly sensitive, but why go down that path?

maybe because they are going for the lightheartedness of things? i like that portrait than seeing a real gal but has the likeliness of a man.

my all time favorite is still the one with the virus.

Macnoviz

Oct 10, 2006, 04:37 AM

You may hate them but Apple obviously thinks they are working well and I assume they must be since they keep making more. I'm sure they would have stopped by now if the campaign was bombing. I know several people who are PC users who like the ads and think they are funny.

They made them all in one batch, some twenty ads or so, at least that's what the Mac guy said

Excellent stuff! :D
Of course Better Results was good, but Self Pitty was even better. I'm glad they told about Office.

Indeed, although I think it is awkward that a product from the competition is their selling point, something a PC is even better at, I hope that in a few years it won't be "Macs can use Zune, too"

A more direct analogy might have been two transsexuals, a PC one who didn't put any effort or style into it, and a Mac one who did. Using a REAL female on the Mac side is just cheating! :)

How about two females?

steelfist

Oct 10, 2006, 06:49 AM

better results is my favorite. not sure if it's Gisele Bündchen, the humor, or the advertizing about macs being better at movie creation.

second place is the self-pity one. to realize that what you thought you have is special is actually a talent that your rival has really is depressing.

Macnoviz

Oct 10, 2006, 07:32 AM

second place is the self-pity one. to realize that what you thought you have is special is actually a talent that your rival has really is depressing.

Wow, I really had to read that sentence 3 times. Then again, English is only my second language (after Dutch, but before French and German)

groovebuster

Oct 10, 2006, 07:44 AM

How about two females?
Oh oh... not good! Then some people could have felt offended to make fun about obese and (sorry) ugly women... But this is not what the the ads are about. Even the Nac guy is not really a hotty, he is just cooler than the PC.

Nobody is offended by a pretty model in an ad. The same applies to man who is making a jerk out of himself by being dressed with no real effort like a woman.

I am pretty sure this was discussed when the ad was developped and how it was made was the only way to make it politically correct...

And it is funnier anyway! :D

groovebuster

Yannick

Oct 10, 2006, 08:38 AM

We don't want new ads! We want new C2D 13" Macbook! :mad: :mad: :mad:

and let's not forget the 11" MacBook Pro ;)

Yannick

Oct 10, 2006, 08:53 AM

Foxglove9

Oct 10, 2006, 09:32 AM

Nobody is offended by a pretty model in an ad. The same applies to man who is making a jerk out of himself by being dressed with no real effort like a woman.

I wasn't offended at the ad after seeing it. However I still don't understand why it is funny :confused:

slackersonly

Oct 10, 2006, 10:06 AM

I'm probably reading too much into it, but in 'Self Pity' when PC looks up, you see the reflection of blue in his glasses. Subliminal Blue Screen of Death anyone? ;)

I am also trying to figure that out out. it blue and then a little purple. Hard to tell.

Anyone have other good ideas on the reflection?

bazzalisk

Oct 10, 2006, 10:43 AM

I am also trying to figure that out out. it blue and then a little purple. Hard to tell.

Anyone have other good ideas on the reflection?

Maybe it's the camera?

wicayer

Oct 10, 2006, 11:30 AM

Seeing Mac in a suit is a cool way to continually show apple's versatility. Ability to satisfy work and play....well done!

rkriheli

Oct 10, 2006, 12:13 PM

these ads are all genius. i am sure they spend a lot of time working on the script to not imply anything more than what is on the surface.

OdduWon

Oct 10, 2006, 12:19 PM

all these adds do is perpetuate the sterotype of the arrogant mac user. it makes us look like a holes and the reason why it takes so long to undestand why it's funny is because their not. heres to apple buying icomic life and creatuing the adventures of mac and pc as a comic cast so that the "funny" never stops..

berkowit28

Oct 10, 2006, 12:37 PM

Why don't they show these in the U.K?....and also the new nano ad ; it hasn't been aired in the U.K either.:(

It's been mentioned before that in the UK (or maybe European Union?) it's illegal to target a single competitor in advertising. I suppose it's a debatable point as to whether "PC" is targeting a single software competitor - Microsoft Windows - or generic hardware computers (Dell, HP, etc, etc). It must be that the lawyers have adcised against. (Then there's the fact that both Mac and PC speak with American accents, so the ads would have to re-shot with UK actors.)

thejadedmonkey

Oct 10, 2006, 02:12 PM

Apple's advertizing MS Office.. does that mean it's (non-rosetta version) almost here?

MacsRgr8

Oct 10, 2006, 02:25 PM

Apple's advertizing MS Office.. does that mean it's (non-rosetta version) almost here?

No.... Not even slightly (http://www.hardmac.com/news/2006-10-10/#6016)
Original article (http://www.macnn.com/articles/06/10/10/mac.office.2007.delayed/) ... meaning Office is probably the last piece of major used software that will get Universal.

mufflon

Oct 10, 2006, 06:43 PM

I was just wondering -- -- did anyone notice in "self pity" how PC's glases reflected a distinc blue color (blue screen ayay!) when told about microsot office (...)... .. did anyone else notice this?

OdduWon

Oct 10, 2006, 06:45 PM

I was just wondering -- -- did anyone notice in "self pity" how PC's glases reflected a distinc blue color (blue screen ayay!) when told about microsot office (...)... .. did anyone else notice this?
interesting coincidence but i think it was the anti reclective coation on his glasses. :D

AppliedVisual

Oct 10, 2006, 06:58 PM

No.... Not even slightly (http://www.hardmac.com/news/2006-10-10/#6016)
Original article (http://www.macnn.com/articles/06/10/10/mac.office.2007.delayed/) ... meaning Office is probably the last piece of major used software that will get Universal.

MS Office 2007, which is due here in the next few months will be a universal binary. It's already in the beta testing stages and available to certain levels of MSDN subscribers. There has been a Windows beta version circulated on a more public level. I think most people are expecting February for the Windows release of Office 2007 and March/April for the Mac version.

iJawn108

Oct 10, 2006, 07:00 PM

Haha I love the last two. :p

AidenShaw

Oct 10, 2006, 09:27 PM

Even the Nac guy is not really a hotty, he is just cooler than the PC.
No, he is definitely a hottie... I wonder if he has a Woodie, or just Yonahs.

groovebuster

Oct 11, 2006, 12:47 AM

No, he is definitely a hottie... I wonder if he has a Woodie, or just Yonahs.
:D

OdduWon

Oct 11, 2006, 01:32 AM

I am also trying to figure that out out. it blue and then a little purple. Hard to tell.

Anyone have other good ideas on the reflection?
i think he was gonna passout and was seeing the "light".
it's blue the entire time and when he falls you can see it too. maybe he had a heart attack:eek:
lol now he's depreciating :D

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j248/jonathaniliff/Pc_blue.jpg

BenRoethig

Oct 11, 2006, 07:26 AM

No, he is definitely a hottie... I wonder if he has a Woodie, or just Yonahs.

Okay, back to talking about Gisele.

APPLENEWBIE

Oct 11, 2006, 10:01 AM

Just a couple production value thoughts...
I have some experience in tv commercial production. It is a very interesting process. I can't help but think that the Gisele commercial was probably shot a variety of ways, with many takes. For some reason, maybe to seem somehow more exotic, they selected a version where she is just a bit hard to understand. I guarantee you that there were other, more understandable versions shot.

I also noticed that when Mac asks to see PC's movie, he is a bit hard to understand as well.

PC's expression after seeing Mac's movie is PRICELESS. In the closeup he does a little shudder/head shake that is pure comic genius.

One odd thing, when Gisele walks in, she sort of rotates a bit to the right, which causes SOMETHING (hair?) to appear at about elbow height on her left side. It looks a little weird, almost like a bit of wire. I would have edited it out.

Love the line "what's with the big boy clothes"

In Counselor, which I like, check out the counselors hand gestures, very odd, and pretty tricky choreography. The body language of Mac and PC are wonderfully done.

Done....

APPLENEWBIE

Oct 11, 2006, 10:09 AM

It might be fun if in one of these commerials, maybe the last in the series, if PC gets a zinger in on Mac, making fun of Mac's smarty pants attitude...

Foxglove9

Oct 11, 2006, 10:44 AM

Okay, back to talking about Gisele.

Gisele has a Woodie? Ok, now I'm starting to understand that commercial a little better. ;)

Snide

Oct 11, 2006, 03:20 PM

A friend of mine was about to buy a refurbished 17" or 20" Core Duo iMac (Yonah),
but first wanted to check with the "Mac Expert" (me, LOL) before she dropped the cash.
I directed her to the 20" Core 2 Duo instead (Merom), since it came with 1 GB RAM,
and would be more future-proof with 64-bit. And with the newly lowered price, a much better buy.

As I was helping her set it up - and giving her some tips, this life-long PC user told me:

"I have to admit that part of the reason I finally got a Mac was because of those ads.
I just love them!!"

Needless to say, she is absolutely enthralled with her new iMac.

FWIW...

jayducharme

Oct 12, 2006, 09:21 AM

I'm a little late on the upshot here, but have any of you caught these mock ads on YouTube?

> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFAJDbV9Vfs&mode=related&search= <

They're silly, and not particularly insulting to Apple or Windows, but they do captured the spirit of the ads.

prady16

Oct 12, 2006, 02:54 PM