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Emotional-rape commercial, nobody falls for that anymore, do they?

And whats with the small kid turning on the waterhose? Apple still have not come up with any way to make the iPhone waterproof, so the kid is either stupid as hell or the dad has too much money.
 
Love to see the breakdown of those who post on MacRumors that

1) Have kids
2) No kids yet due to youth
3) No kids by choice
4) No kids due to health or legal reasons
5) No kids due to poor social skills
6) Will now have kids after seeing this ad
7) Will never have kids after seeing this ad
 
The fact that you remember the Strength (Chicken Fat) ad is a testament that it works at catching one's attention. So it's an effective ad. And I think you don't like it because it's not your preferred style of music, not because the ad itself was "horrible". Each to his or her own.

That style of music is fine. I actually like music from the 60's. That particular song grates my nerves. The visuals were nothing more than what can be found in a generic Nike commercial. Uninspired visuals and annoying soundtrack equal "where's the dang remote". So when I say I thought that ad was horrible, I meant the entire ad. Remembering the ad is not a testament that it works at catching my attention. It makes me change the channel. I'm pretty sure that was not the intent. You are right about something though. Each to his own. That's just mine.
 
At 0:53....

Dad holds iPhone with left hand while son drops on his head and breaks neck.

Parenthood.:apple:
 
I've been told the waterproof feature is coming in iOS 8! Hence why they used the 5s in the ad...
Is this a run on the iOS 7 makes the iPhone waterproof joke people fell for? Software can't make hardware waterproof.

If waterproofing is coming then it is because of new hardware like the iPhone 6 or the next iPad, not because of iOS 8.
 
Is this a run on the iOS 7 makes the iPhone waterproof joke people fell for? Software can't make hardware waterproof.

If waterproofing is coming then it is because of new hardware like the iPhone 6 or the next iPad, not because of iOS 8.

I think he was being sarcastic.
 
Apples advertising seems to be getting really bad recently other than the 5c "hello" ad.
 
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Looks lovely, too bad that's not the way parents really use their iPhone.

Realistic iPhone commercial:
- Kid wants to tell parent something, parent's face buried in iPhone looking at email
- Kid is unattended while parent plays Candy Crush, kid breaks something, parent blames and yells at kid (after finishing Candy Crush round)
- Kid keeps talking in the car, parent puts something on phone and tells the kid to "here, be quiet and play with this"
- Kid buys $1000 in In-App purchases. Parent blames Apple.

Apple, changing the world!


:apple::apple::apple::apple::apple::apple:

Autobiography?
 
That is one long run-on sentence.

(If you're going to educate people, at least appear educated.) :D[COLOR="

Thanks for the heads up and my bad on that (+1 to your Internet grammar correction skills)

My point is that I just hate to see devices handed over as parenting replacement. I really think it causes a social disconnect and can disrupt development. I'm not a parent yet so I don't really have any room to talk. Honestly who knows maybe I'll be lazy like that too when I have kids.
 
I just figured out Apple's commercials. During any of these commercials ask yourself the following questions.

1. Do I perform any of these activities currently?
2. Do I plan on doing any of these activities?

After watching the commercial for a third time I don't do any of this crap. This is how most of Apple's commercials are. A bunch of specialized activities trying to prove that I need a iPhone to function during my crazy and youthful life style. But in reality it would be lucky if I do just 1 activity portrayed in these ads. In the real world your average consumer is just as boring as me.
 
It's a $4.99 app ... that requires a $250 dog tag and $10/mo subscription.

Ouch. It can be pretty stressful to lose a dog, so I can see how people would pay this, but I can't imagine there would be enough to sustain that business model.

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What is the name of the case the iPhone is in when the picture is taken?
 
In that case, I recommend finding better material for masturbation.

This may be my favorite response to a comment on this forum ever.



On topic: The ad is nice. I am not always impressed with Apple's ads lately, but I really prefer it to the "we have 100 million megapixels in our pixelator grand magnificent phone with a marmaduke processor and they only have 7" ads.

I'm really not even a fan of the bragging they do at keynotes. I get the need for comparison to put things into perspective, but I feel like they cross that line into bragging territory.

I guess i'm just like.. totally humble and stuff. And I have no reason to brag about anything, because i'm soooo humble. More humble than the humblest of the humble. The most almighty humble person you'll ever met. So f'in HUMBLE.

And i'm done.
 
I just figured out Apple's commercials. During any of these commercials ask yourself the following questions.

1. Do I perform any of these activities currently?
2. Do I plan on doing any of these activities?

After watching the commercial for a third time I don't do any of this crap. This is how most of Apple's commercials are. A bunch of specialized activities trying to prove that I need a iPhone to function during my crazy and youthful life style. But in reality it would be lucky if I do just 1 activity portrayed in these ads. In the real world your average consumer is just as boring as me.

Couldn't agree more - Apple, for the lifestyle you try to kid yourself you lead
 
This may be my favorite response to a comment on this forum ever.



On topic: The ad is nice. I am not always impressed with Apple's ads lately, but I really prefer it to the "we have 100 million megapixels in our pixelator grand magnificent phone with a marmaduke processor and they only have 7" ads.

I'm really not even a fan of the bragging they do at keynotes. I get the need for comparison to put things into perspective, but I feel like they cross that line into bragging territory.

I guess i'm just like.. totally humble and stuff. And I have no reason to brag about anything, because i'm soooo humble. More humble than the humblest of the humble. The most almighty humble person you'll ever met. So f'in HUMBLE.

And i'm done.

Oh stop bragging about how humble you are!
 
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