New Mac Ads

albeik · 09:12 PM

New Apple Mac Ad (iMac) ... making fun of PC + Viruses!

Did anyone else see it?

Quote:

The older man says he's a "PC" while the younger (Justin Long)is a "Mac". One version goes

Mac: "Hello, I'm a Mac"
PC: "And I'm a PC"
Mac: "Oh, hey... iPod, nice."
PC: "Yeah, just a little something to hold my slowjam"
Mac: "Oh ya?"
PC: "And it works so seemlessly with iTunes"
Mac: "You should check out iMovie, iPhoto, iWeb cause they all work like iTunes. You know, iLife. It comes on every Mac"
PC: "i-L-i-f-e. Well, I - I have some very cool apps that are bundled with me"
Mac: "Well, like what?"
PC: "Calculator"
Mac: "That's Cool, anything else?"
PC: "Clock"
Mac: "Sounds like hours of fun... (or at least minutes)"

Another security focused version is described as follows:
The new Mac ad shows two guys standing next to each other in front of a white background. One starts to sneeze and claims he has a virus, he warns the other Man to be careful, the man replies "Oh it's ok I'm a Mac" and they talk back and forth, the man with the tissue sneezing identifies himself as a PC. The infected man sneezes a bit while they chat, then he says "I think I'm going to crash" and falls down. The Mac man stays there and says "Whoops...there yah go."

The ad ends showing an Intel iMac that has an Apple logo on it with the text "Mac".

Apple announced that they were launching a new ad campaign last week at the annual shareholders meeting.

white89gt · May 1, 2006, 08:18 PM

You beat me to it. I was on my way here to start a thread about it.

And yes, it was f'ing hillarious!!!

7on · May 1, 2006, 08:19 PM

Did anyone just see the Mac PC virus ad on Fox network? About how Macs have no viruses compared to PCs?

Central time -6 GMT

albeik · May 1, 2006, 08:20 PM

lol! it was so unexpected!

The ad may come back during 24! Should record it.

bousozoku · May 1, 2006, 08:21 PM

Good timing, I'd say.

Didn't see it, though. I think the Mac-o-lytes will start to fry Apple soon.

7on · May 1, 2006, 08:24 PM

Well the big "deal" about this is that now that it "officially" acknowledged... we'll be proven either:

A)MacOSX is really truthfully secure like we say they are
B)crackers feel intimidated and write viruses for MacOSX

Electro Funk · May 1, 2006, 08:24 PM

Damn... you beat me to it ! i was trying to figure out which forum to put it in and your thread popped up!

Great add though...

macbooks tomorrow?

nbs2 · May 1, 2006, 08:24 PM

NOOOOO!!!!!! We just got off the inertia path and turned off the tv about five minutes earlier...(Back to back Simpsons...mmmm). Well, youtube, here I come.

infectbda · May 1, 2006, 08:27 PM

Reminds me so much of the switch ads. I really hope they have another commerical talking about how great OS X is, and not just focusing on Windows is worse stuff.

yankeefan24 · May 1, 2006, 08:28 PM

Is this the 'new ad' Steve was referring to last week? I hope its on 24!!!

Steve1496 · May 1, 2006, 08:31 PM

Hm, not on Apple.com yet. Can't wait to see it when it's online!

Steve

nbs2 · 12:11 AM

I need to find me a copy of this ad online...must view...

7on · May 1, 2006, 08:38 PM

No mentioning of Apple anywhere. Only "Mac" written on the iMac screen at the end.

AvSRoCkCO1067 · May 1, 2006, 08:39 PM

No one has a link yet...?

albeik · May 1, 2006, 08:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AvSRoCkCO1067

No one has a link yet...?

I am watching FOX just waiting to record the Ad as soon as it comes, then will encode and upload!

EricNau · May 1, 2006, 08:41 PM

I missed it.

When is Apple going to post it on their site?

Is it possible this commercial was released a day early and was really meant to be released tomorrow (Tues.) along with the new MacBooks?

Doctor Q · May 1, 2006, 08:42 PM

Maybe the next ad should have Steve Jobs looking into the camera and saying "I dare anyone to write a virus for Mac OS X! In fact, I double-dare you!"

7on · May 1, 2006, 08:44 PM

no one had a dvr going?

gekko513 · May 1, 2006, 08:44 PM

I'm not so sure it's wise to play the no-viruses card, especially since there was one piece of malware just a couple of months ago that a normal user would consider to be a virus.

EricNau · May 1, 2006, 08:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 7on

No mentioning of Apple anywhere. Only "Mac" written on the iMac screen at the end.

Maybe Apple Computer is planning on loosing the lawsuit with Apple Corps and the new company name will be 'Macintosh'.

7on · May 1, 2006, 08:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Doctor Q

Maybe the next ad should have Steve Jobs looking into the camera and saying "I dare anyone to write a virus for Mac OS X! In fact, I double-dare you!"

haha, that's pretty much how I read the ad.

I hope not though

WildCowboy · May 1, 2006, 08:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gekko513

I'm not so sure it's wise to play the no-viruses card, especially since there was one piece of malware just a couple of months ago that a normal user would consider to be a virus.

That was exactly my first thought...

EricNau · May 1, 2006, 08:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Doctor Q

Maybe the next ad should have Steve Jobs looking into the camera and saying "I dare anyone to write a virus for Mac OS X! In fact, I double-dare you!"

I was thinking the same thing. I always assumed this was why Apple never advertised not having viruses (they were afraid it would come back and bite them in the ***).

nbs2 · May 1, 2006, 08:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EricNau

Is it possible this commercial was released a day early and was really meant to be released tomorrow (Tues.) along with the new MacBooks?

I doubt it. For Fox to air it during May sweeps during prime time, by mistake? That would mean one really unhappy airtime purchaser who didn't get an ad shown and one unhappy Apple who had an ad aired prematurely (of course, they wouldn't be too upset - especially if their ad airs at the right time tomorrow). That would not end pretty for Fox.

Steve1496 · May 1, 2006, 08:51 PM

Just realised I had my TiVo going, and went and watched it. Pretty cool

I would put it online, but TivoToGo only works with Windows, so it'd be a hassle.

Steve

May 1, 2006, 08:19 PM	#3
7on macrumors 68040 Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Thriller Bark	Mac vs PC virus ad Did anyone just see the Mac PC virus ad on Fox network? About how Macs have no viruses compared to PCs? Central time -6 GMT __________________ 任天堂 Leave luck to heaven MRoogle

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albeik Thread Starter macrumors member Join Date: Jul 2003	lol! it was so unexpected! The ad may come back during 24! Should record it. __________________ "Quality is not a function of time spent, but a function of the effectiveness of the effort."

May 1, 2006, 08:24 PM	#6
7on macrumors 68040 Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Thriller Bark	Well the big "deal" about this is that now that it "officially" acknowledged... we'll be proven either: A)MacOSX is really truthfully secure like we say they are B)crackers feel intimidated and write viruses for MacOSX __________________ 任天堂 Leave luck to heaven MRoogle

May 1, 2006, 08:24 PM	#7
Electro Funk macrumors 65816 Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: The Opium Garden	Damn... you beat me to it ! i was trying to figure out which forum to put it in and your thread popped up! Great add though... macbooks tomorrow? __________________ A casual stroll through the lunatic asylum shows that faith does not prove anything. Friedrich Nietzche

May 1, 2006, 08:24 PM	#8
nbs2 macrumors 68030 Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: A geographical oddity...1 hour from BWI/DCA/IAD/MDT	NOOOOO!!!!!! We just got off the inertia path and turned off the tv about five minutes earlier...(Back to back Simpsons...mmmm). Well, youtube, here I come. __________________ Joe Biden passes through Union Station, DC at 4:50-5 pm on a regular basis. Especially Fridays. IDKTFG

May 1, 2006, 08:18 PM	#2
white89gt macrumors regular Join Date: Jan 2006	You beat me to it. I was on my way here to start a thread about it. And yes, it was f'ing hillarious!!!

May 1, 2006, 08:21 PM	#5
bousozoku Retired (Moderator emeritus) Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Gone but not forgotten.	Good timing, I'd say. Didn't see it, though. I think the Mac-o-lytes will start to fry Apple soon.

May 1, 2006, 08:27 PM	#9
infectbda macrumors member Join Date: Jul 2004	Reminds me so much of the switch ads. I really hope they have another commerical talking about how great OS X is, and not just focusing on Windows is worse stuff.

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Steve1496 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Massachusetts	Hm, not on Apple.com yet. Can't wait to see it when it's online! Steve __________________ 13" MacBook\|2 15" MBP\|2 20" iMacs\|4 PCs 5.1 Surround Sound\|Airport Extreme N 32 GB iPhone 3G S/iPod Classic 160GB/Nano 4G

May 1, 2006, 08:32 PM	#12
nbs2 macrumors 68030 Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: A geographical oddity...1 hour from BWI/DCA/IAD/MDT	I need to find me a copy of this ad online...must view... __________________ Joe Biden passes through Union Station, DC at 4:50-5 pm on a regular basis. Especially Fridays. IDKTFG Last edited by Doctor Q : May 2, 2006 at 12:11 AM. Reason: off topic

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7on macrumors 68040 Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Thriller Bark	No mentioning of Apple anywhere. Only "Mac" written on the iMac screen at the end. __________________ 任天堂 Leave luck to heaven MRoogle

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AvSRoCkCO1067 macrumors 65816 Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: CO	No one has a link yet...?

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EricNau macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Sacramento, CA	I missed it. When is Apple going to post it on their site? Is it possible this commercial was released a day early and was really meant to be released tomorrow (Tues.) along with the new MacBooks? __________________ November is Pancreatic Caner Awareness Month www.PanCan.org \| Get Involved

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Doctor Q macrumors god Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: at the table with countless relatives	Maybe the next ad should have Steve Jobs looking into the camera and saying "I dare anyone to write a virus for Mac OS X! In fact, I double-dare you!" __________________ "You've just been abducted, of course you need crepes!" -- Walter Bishop

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7on macrumors 68040 Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Thriller Bark	no one had a dvr going? __________________ 任天堂 Leave luck to heaven MRoogle

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