New 'Get a Mac' Ads: 'Group' and 'Pep Rally'

MacRumors · May 12, 2008, 09:47 PM

Apple has posted two new "Get a Mac" ads again featuring Justin Long and John Hodgman playing "Mac" and "PC", respectively.

Group - features "PC" participating in a support group for "PCs Living With Vista."

Pep Rally - focuses on Apple's recent success in the education market and its position as "the number one notebook on college campuses."

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italiano40 · May 12, 2008, 09:52 PM

i like this ad it is really funny and true at the same time LOL

Sky Blue · May 12, 2008, 09:54 PM

The Group one is good

minik · May 12, 2008, 09:54 PM

haha... cheerleader.

cloudnine · May 12, 2008, 10:12 PM

I love it.

And everybody brace yourselves for all the whiners complaining about how all the commercials are so smug and how Apple should be ashamed of themselves.

Ugh.

Pippen Man · May 12, 2008, 10:12 PM

I like the Group one. Ha, "I've been error free for nearly a week. I've been error free for nearly a week..."

Just for the record, I have Vista, and I don't have that many problems with it. But I still enjoy the Get A Mac commercials. They brighten up my day

swingerofbirch · May 12, 2008, 10:22 PM

Who cares about Vista? Vista gets more airtime from Apple than Microsoft.

Rocketman · 11:59 PM

Question, I tried to access the video from an iPhone and no go. There needs to be a video link for iPhone users! How can I be the first to think of this?!

Rocketman

notjustjay · May 12, 2008, 10:29 PM

Not bad. Better than some of the other ones.

"PC's number two!"

Pippen Man · May 12, 2008, 10:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by notjustjay

Not bad. Better than some of the other ones.

"PC's number two!"

Poor Linux, always at number 3.

twoodcc · May 12, 2008, 10:42 PM

the ads weren't my favorite, but still pretty good. glad that they are still making those ads

kkat69 · May 12, 2008, 11:07 PM

I like the Group one...

kkat69 · May 12, 2008, 11:08 PM

I like the Group one..

kkat69 · May 12, 2008, 11:08 PM

I like the Group one.

I hate it when that happens.

toxicbomber · May 12, 2008, 11:11 PM

Woah easy on that button there, Jimmy.

kkat69 · May 12, 2008, 11:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by toxicbomber

Woah easy on that button there, Jimmy.

Didn't see the group add eh?

Well, can't expect everyone to understand the joke.

puckhead193 · May 12, 2008, 11:18 PM

i liked them both... the pep rally one was funny but why at the end have an imac when they talked about how the laptops are popular on college campuses... shouldn't it have been a macbook

i hope they make a few one for wwdc like last year

toxicbomber · May 12, 2008, 11:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kkat69

Didn't see the group add eh?

Well, can't expect everyone to understand the joke.

Oh crap. :P Sorry. I saw them all.. I just forgot about them.

I get ya now.

drewsof07 · May 12, 2008, 11:30 PM

I just loved that it was on during House for the 1st run! My two favorite things, House and Apple in the same hour!!!

Rocketman · May 12, 2008, 11:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kkat69

Didn't see the group add eh?

Well, can't expect everyone to understand the joke.

I for one, was amused.

stagi · May 12, 2008, 11:59 PM

Great ads, I like them both

Stampyhead · May 13, 2008, 12:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by swingerofbirch

Who cares about Vista? Vista gets more airtime from Apple than Microsoft.

Ha ha, it's funny because it's true.

Lershac · May 13, 2008, 01:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kkat69

Didn't see the group add eh?

Well, can't expect everyone to understand the joke.

Heck I thought it was due to the tremors induced by the last item in your sig (slides book in between my own Dew and my iSight)

nagromme · May 13, 2008, 01:16 AM

They do nothing for me.

But then, I already have a Mac. And many who find them smug are those in denial who wouldn't buy a Mac anyway.

So if they work on their target--people who never thought about Macs but now will consider them--then hey, whatever works! They certainly seemed to be liked by the non-techie people I know. And they may not be the majority here on forums, but out there in the market they are.

sdschwendener · May 13, 2008, 02:05 AM

So my Vista might give me an error saying that Winamp needs to close every time I tell the program to quit, but at least it doesn't randomly freeze while I'm browsing Safari like Os X has done twice in the last week!!!

May 12, 2008, 09:47 PM	#1
MacRumors macrumors bot Join Date: Apr 2001	New 'Get a Mac' Ads: 'Group' and 'Pep Rally' Apple has posted two new "Get a Mac" ads again featuring Justin Long and John Hodgman playing "Mac" and "PC", respectively. Group - features "PC" participating in a support group for "PCs Living With Vista." Pep Rally - focuses on Apple's recent success in the education market and its position as "the number one notebook on college campuses." Article Link

May 12, 2008, 09:52 PM	#2
italiano40 macrumors 65816 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: NY	i like this ad it is really funny and true at the same time LOL __________________ Macbook 1gb Ram 2.10ghz 120gb HD Leopard iphone 3g 8gb Xbox360(Italiano40) twitter/Facebook

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May 12, 2008, 10:12 PM	#6
Pippen Man macrumors regular Join Date: Jan 2008	I like the Group one. Ha, "I've been error free for nearly a week. I've been error free for nearly a week..." Just for the record, I have Vista, and I don't have that many problems with it. But I still enjoy the Get A Mac commercials. They brighten up my day __________________ Windows Vista... or Windows Mojave? iPod touch 16GB 2.0 iPod shuffle, 1GB

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swingerofbirch macrumors 68000 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: The Amalgamated States of Central North America	Who cares about Vista? Vista gets more airtime from Apple than Microsoft. __________________ Blog of Failure After using a PC all day, coming home to my Mac is like a tall, cold glass of peach iced tea.

May 12, 2008, 09:54 PM	#3
Sky Blue macrumors 68040 Join Date: Jan 2005	The Group one is good

May 12, 2008, 10:12 PM	#5
cloudnine Banned Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: San Francisco, CA	I love it. And everybody brace yourselves for all the whiners complaining about how all the commercials are so smug and how Apple should be ashamed of themselves. Ugh.

May 12, 2008, 10:23 PM	#8
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May 12, 2008, 10:29 PM	#9
notjustjay macrumors 68030 Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Canada, eh?	Not bad. Better than some of the other ones. "PC's number two!" __________________ MRoogle

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twoodcc macrumors 603 Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Right side of wrong	the ads weren't my favorite, but still pretty good. glad that they are still making those ads __________________ tville pump Smarter than the average bear

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kkat69 macrumors 68000 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Atlanta, Ga	I like the Group one.. __________________ iMac 2.8ghz (Mid 07) \| MB SR 2.2ghz (White) \| 80g iPod Classic \| 2g iPod Nano \| Canon Rebel Xti \| 8g iPhone3G \| 16g iPhone3G

May 12, 2008, 11:08 PM	#14
kkat69 macrumors 68000 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Atlanta, Ga	I like the Group one. I hate it when that happens. __________________ iMac 2.8ghz (Mid 07) \| MB SR 2.2ghz (White) \| 80g iPod Classic \| 2g iPod Nano \| Canon Rebel Xti \| 8g iPhone3G \| 16g iPhone3G

May 12, 2008, 11:11 PM	#15
toxicbomber Banned Join Date: Jun 2006	Woah easy on that button there, Jimmy.

May 12, 2008, 11:18 PM	#17
puckhead193 macrumors 601 Join Date: May 2004 Location: NY	i liked them both... the pep rally one was funny but why at the end have an imac when they talked about how the laptops are popular on college campuses... shouldn't it have been a macbook i hope they make a few one for wwdc like last year __________________ 20" iMac C2D - 2.33GHz, 3 GB ram, ATI X1600 256 MB VRAM 15" pb 1.5 GHZ Rev. C 30 gig ipod 3rd gen, 60 gig 5g ipod ~ white, silver 2GB nano, 64 gig iPod Touch

May 12, 2008, 11:30 PM	#19
drewsof07 macrumors 65816 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Ohio	I just loved that it was on during House for the 1st run! My two favorite things, House and Apple in the same hour!!! __________________ MacLister: The friendliest place to buy, sell, or trade your Mac gear. Now with feedback ratings!

May 12, 2008, 11:59 PM	#21
stagi macrumors 6502a Join Date: Feb 2006	Great ads, I like them both __________________ -- Mark Check out our photography blog \| http://digitalphotobuzz.com Fine Art Wedding Photography Follow me on Twitter

May 13, 2008, 01:16 AM	#24
nagromme macrumors 601 Join Date: May 2002 Location: Blinking blue dot	They do nothing for me. But then, I already have a Mac. And many who find them smug are those in denial who wouldn't buy a Mac anyway. So if they work on their target--people who never thought about Macs but now will consider them--then hey, whatever works! They certainly seemed to be liked by the non-techie people I know. And they may not be the majority here on forums, but out there in the market they are. __________________ nagromme Would you like a treatment?

May 13, 2008, 02:05 AM	#25
sdschwendener macrumors regular Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Chicago	Oh ya? So my Vista might give me an error saying that Winamp needs to close every time I tell the program to quit, but at least it doesn't randomly freeze while I'm browsing Safari like Os X has done twice in the last week!!! __________________ Core by 8 iPhone 4 GB tv AEBS

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