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Apple Running New Celebrity iPhone 4S/Siri TV Ads Featuring John Malkovich
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I concur. For me, it just seems more genuine when regular people are selling anything (even when I know it's not) .
Apple really starting to lose their mojo with ads. These new siri ads are extremely lame and extremely boring. The fact that they are pushing siri like it's a finished polished product and at the same time cry beta when people complain how deceiving the ads are, just reeks of shadiness. Sorry but a small quick faded disclaimer at the end of every commercial isn't sufficient to excuse yourself how misleading your siri ads are.
From the headline alone, I immediately imagined the hilarious and disturbing possibilities. I was not disappointed.
Bizarre in the best of ways. My favorite Apple ads ever. Even if they speak only to me, and I already have an iPhone!
P.S. Being John Malkovich is an awesome movie.
Bizarre in the best of ways. My favorite Apple ads ever. Even if they speak only to me, and I already have an iPhone!
P.S. Being John Malkovich is an awesome movie.
How are the ads misleading?
Everything they do in the ads can be easily done on my iPhone 4S, albeit not as quickly.
Wow. I guess the iPhone is ALL about Siri now. Which is still in "beta". And really works almost nothing like it does in the commercials, since I always immediately grab the phone and repeat what's on the commercials and get nonsense results after 2 levels of verification and 3 misunderstandings. That's assuming I can get an AT&T signal in the first place.
Maybe Siri likes celebrities a lot better than me.
Maybe Siri likes celebrities a lot better than me.
Nothing wrong with sitting around in the dark listening to Maria Callas. Plenty of normal, perfectly sane people do it.
Hawking LV bags on a forum though, that's just crazy.
I know! The "Get a Mac" ads were way better! If I were going to buy a 4S, Siri would not be what I'd be buying it for.
Yeah, the ads are not misleading. It's just that Siri isn't very good at recognizing words. It's still better than anything else I've seen, though. The whole idea of voice control is mostly pointless.
An iMac is a desktop...
"A desktop computer is a personal computer (PC) in a form intended for regular use at a single location, as opposed to a mobile laptop or portable computer." -Wikipedia
I edited my post cause....you got me there.
Tower was what I was really getting at.
God forbid a company actually respond to the free markets and provide what consumers WANT to buy without someone whining about it.
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Wow. I guess the iPhone is ALL about Siri now. Which is still in "beta". And really works almost nothing like it does in the commercials, since I always immediately grab the phone and repeat what's on the commercials and get nonsense results after 2 levels of verification and 3 misunderstandings. That's assuming I can get an AT&T signal in the first place.
Maybe Siri likes celebrities a lot better than me.
Perhaps change carriers and speak proper English eloquently and your problems will be fixed on their own.
Creepy
don't get me wrong DMaster I love Maria Callas. Its just the combination of his voice, and the music.
don't get me wrong DMaster I love Maria Callas. Its just the combination of his voice, and the music.
What nobody's caught is that this is a direct quote from the end of Monty Python's The Meaning of Life.
The "Life" ad directly quotes Monty Python's Meaning of Life. Now I need to watch the film again for the millionth time
Monty Python's Meaning of Life
That's a direct quote from Monty Python's The Meaning of Life! Love it!
...bah, somebody beat me to it.
That's a direct quote from Monty Python's The Meaning of Life! Love it!
...bah, somebody beat me to it.
It portrays him a bit pathetically haha. It suits him though. Every time I see this actor I am reminded of Johnny English.
I love all the celeb ads, I want to see Christopher Walken in the next one!
I would pay to see that ad. Thing is, Christopher Walken would totally do the ad. He'll do anything. The man will literally take any job that's offered to him as long as he's not too busy. Hopefully, somebody offers.
Anyway, these two are kind of bizarre. Not even good at showing off Siri. One word requests? Laughing at a joke before it's even said? He's a good celebrity to use, he has the right sort of level and type of fame, but these were poorly done if the goal is to sell people Siri.