What’s the most interesting thing is how so many people love to remind us how small of a marketshare Macs have yet Intel apparently can’t afford the loss of Apple’s business and is so salty that they have to pathetically throw shade against a product that has “so little” marketshare based on what the anti-Apple crowd says. 😂
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Former 'I'm a Mac' Actor Justin Long Throws Shade at M1 Apple Silicon in New Intel Ad Campaign
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Nahhh, the Mac is a dead system walking. Anyone seriously interested in a touchscreen is already deep into the iPad if they like Apple products. The Mac will stay around as a very low sales workhorse primarily in professional areas (FCPX, Logic Pro) and for iOS and macOS code development.
Apple’s sales of the mac in the two years prior to those ads 3.29 and 4.53 million. The year after the end of the campaign, they sold 13.66 million. So, yeah, their Mac sales were tiny and those ads helped to introduce people who had no idea what a Mac was to the Mac as the retail movement was underway to put Macs closer to the populace. Is Intel hoping to introduce people to… the same computers they’ve been using?
I think the ad campaign is a nice “Hey, Intel is doing this wacky thing!” social media hot take that will get Intel a lot of eyes… but virtually everyone seeing the ad ALREADY has an Intel PC and know what it can and can’t do. That wasn’t true for Apple.
Yeah, and Jared switched from Subway to prison...i mean this isn't the first time spoke person switch side, anyone remember the verizon guy? can you hear me now?
No loyalty anywhere.
Except for the message boards because they’re STILL the coolest message boards in tech. Can’t give THAT up!
Funny how people bring up dongles for any new Macs with USB C. Why not just buy new cables? Most accessories do not have the USB cable attached these days and you can get USB C cables for dirt cheap on Amazon.
It's also funny when Apple got rid of legacy I/O with the original iMac, people complained for a bit but then realized Apple was in the right for switching to new technology. People need to move on and get with the future.
Exactly! There's a few Ryzen/Nvidia laptops out there that perform very well and I suppose some Intel ones too. What makes even less sense is that Intel seem to be pushing portable form factors, where a lower TDP makes more sense, like, again, some of the Ryzen CPUs do and obviously the M1 does.
Yes he’s an actor but actors know full well when you flip to a competitor and name the company you’ve previously worked for... that‘s a no go. Why would Apple ever use him again? It’s about adding business, not gaining one while losing another. That‘s not one builds a portfolio for future income In a filed like acting.
I still love Justin Long.. he's just doing his job. But Intel is seriously pathetic at this point... lowering themselves to Samsung levels of marketing aka the dumbest kind of marketing.
It's funny to see Intel publishing ads for PCs rather than the processors themselves. Is this a first?
That moment when the competition plays the only hand they can...attack...and proves they are scared and have nothing to match the M1 Macs.
INTEL - the company that powers your grandma's computer.
INTEL - the company that powers your grandma's computer.
Yep, it's accurate. iPads and dongles don't make sense to anyone but Apple, who's collecting money for them. Would still rather have just the Mac, but if I needed stylus capabilities, I might not make the same decision.
The only inaccuracy is "it has Intel, nice!" The "nice" part I mean.
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If you're gonna end your post with "fact" you should consider not to exaggerate. For instance... "54 accessories." Please don't be that guy. Have a nice day.
No, USB-C is really only useful for adapting to other ports currently. You know what's ironic, I just bought a USB-C keyboard and mouse, and still neither came with a USB-C-to-C cable in the box. Only C-to-A. If I didn't have USB-A ports, I'd have to buy more cables. But that'd make sense even if everyone had USB-C-capable laptops: even if you want to use USB-C ports, it's very expensive to get more of them once you run out.
Monitors also almost never take USB-C. Great when they do. I like having a monitor as a hub, but those are expensive rn. DP and HDMI adapters are always flaky. Good thing Apple is bringing back HDMI!
They need to make USB-C "splitters" (ik they're technically something else but you know what I mean) ubiquitous, fix all the incompatibilities caused by protocol mismatch, and put USB-C on devices like monitors. It'll happen with time. Not today.
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Um, you're point doesn't make sense. Flip-flopping? How is he flip-flopping? He's doing the EXACT SAME THING he did before - get paid to act in a commercial. Come on man, be smarter.