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There's nothing special about these commercials at all. Goofy white guys rapping isn't funny after its been done 100 times. Apple should be ashamed.
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I think the Sir Mix-A-Lot one is pretty cool. Of course, I designed his website.
http://www.sirmixalot.info
Enjoy!
I think the Sir Mix-A-Lot one is pretty cool. Of course, I designed his website.
http://www.sirmixalot.info
Enjoy!
Nick looks ben afflecky...
or is it Nic?
Meh, anyway, the ads are so-so. I agree that techy "THE IPOD CAN HOLD UP TO 20GB OF MP3 OR ACC SO BUY ITT!!" would be crap. They're aiming these iPod things at people, not geeks.
Sorry geeks. hahaha
I'd buy one, but they're so expensive! (Aussie btw)
or is it Nic?
Meh, anyway, the ads are so-so. I agree that techy "THE IPOD CAN HOLD UP TO 20GB OF MP3 OR ACC SO BUY ITT!!" would be crap. They're aiming these iPod things at people, not geeks.
Sorry geeks. hahaha
I'd buy one, but they're so expensive! (Aussie btw)
These ads are horrible! What is being sold? My favorite songs 99 cents? What's the service? How does it work? Why is it better than alternatives? No answers no point! Apple needs to get practical. All PC users I talked to hated the switch ads, and I really hate these ads. Give us a phone number, some info, something. Pointless. If Apple had an ad that showed of the iPod, the Operating System, and why they are better, people would get it. These ads don't tell me anything but that young white kids suck at rapping. Embarassing.
I called Apple about not being able to buy any Sir Mix-A-Lot albums, the representative I talked to was stupified. He said that they were adding new songs daily but couldn't understand why Apple would have an ad with someone listening to Baby Got Back and yet noone can buy it. 
Kinda dumb.
Kinda dumb.That's why it says AppleMusic.com at the end. The point of the ads is to grab your attention. If you're interested in the 99c/song, then you go to the link. If 99c/song doesn't interest you, then no amount of phone numbers, or descriptions or pics of the operating system are going to get you to use the service.
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Best deal: Firesign Theatre/Don't Crush That Dwarf... "The Other Side". 24min 13sec; $.99!!
Best deal: Firesign Theatre/Don't Crush That Dwarf... "The Other Side". 24min 13sec; $.99!!
switch style
"Hey, let's announce a new service and use a old ad style that people are getting tired of... yeah... we are the innovators..."
Whomever actually got paid to come up with this cr@p is a very smart individual. Whomever decided to keep using this tired style is not a very smart, or original, individual.
Anyone else think that the 15gig should have been a 20? 100 bucks for a dock, 5gig, and control thingy seems like a waste of ca$h. At least if you go for the 10gig you can buy the dock for $39.
How long before cg pics go away and pics of the real thing show up at www.apple.com/ipod/ ??? Did they have to wait until Friday to get one too...?
"Hey, let's announce a new service and use a old ad style that people are getting tired of... yeah... we are the innovators..."
Whomever actually got paid to come up with this cr@p is a very smart individual. Whomever decided to keep using this tired style is not a very smart, or original, individual.
Anyone else think that the 15gig should have been a 20? 100 bucks for a dock, 5gig, and control thingy seems like a waste of ca$h. At least if you go for the 10gig you can buy the dock for $39.
How long before cg pics go away and pics of the real thing show up at www.apple.com/ipod/ ??? Did they have to wait until Friday to get one too...?
I hope they don't broadcast the Baby got back commerical on TV. I don't think those lyrics are appropriate for kids or some parents would not appreciate it. Personally I found it a little funny a light-hearted because me and a friend of my like to sing that song in a joking way.
I did like the one with the girl sing "I'll be there" she was kind of cute in a shy way and probably exemplifies the average users. I also like to picture her singing that song as opposed to Micheal Jackson. If fact I'd buy a .99 track of her singing that song if it was released.
I did like the one with the girl sing "I'll be there" she was kind of cute in a shy way and probably exemplifies the average users. I also like to picture her singing that song as opposed to Micheal Jackson. If fact I'd buy a .99 track of her singing that song if it was released.
y105sucks.com is back up again. thanks to all who checked out the site....looks like the traffic killed phpnuke hardcore though
Originally posted by ELYXR
I called Apple about not being able to buy any Sir Mix-A-Lot albums, the representative I talked to was stupified. He said that they were adding new songs daily but couldn't understand why Apple would have an ad with someone listening to Baby Got Back and yet noone can buy it.
You CALLED Apple about this? Lord have mercy...
If I was a customer service drone in a warehouse somewhere and some freak called me up demanding to know why they couldn't buy a song featured on a commercial that was shown 2 hours ago that I probably hadn't seen because I'd have been at work all day, on a service that I didn't even know existed or had seen any sooner than everyone else on the planet I'd be stupified too. Stupified as in, "what the f*ck are you talking about, you spastic ****?"
The person you talked to was probably handed a quick fact sheet around 2:00 PM EST yesterday and that's as far as their knowledge goes.
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Bringing this back on track, if I were Apple and was going to not air one of the commercials, it would definitely be Jacob's... he uses the phrase "rap sh*t" in it...
Bringing this back on track, if I were Apple and was going to not air one of the commercials, it would definitely be Jacob's... he uses the phrase "rap sh*t" in it...
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