Laptop Hunters: Homeless Frank - New MS Ad

[DMann]

Hate to say it, but i laughed more at this then those lame Microsoft/Bill Gates/Seinfeld Ads...

And this one actually has a clear objective, with great pacing, and is really funny, even after several viewings.

 

[Maserati7200]

I imagine those HP screens look AMAZING with 1366x768px spread over 16.4" haha

ROFL

 

[Pika]

With a 666x666px resolution.

 

[akutad]

It's really funny when he says "I don't want it, just give me the money."

 

[Breckenridge]

I use a mac but I will be switching to PC due to my line of work. Macs are great but support for enterprise applications is slim to none. High end windows notebooks are actually priced the same as a Mac, yes I know I can use virtualization software on my mac to run my PC applications but the software I use drives my Mac's processor to the max while it runs very nicely on a PC.

 

[kerryn]

that parody is stupid, but the microsoft commercials are already stupid. they just really take advantage of the ignorance of most consumers.

Which is the whole point of a commercial! To make ignorant consumers want your product by taking advantage of them.

 

[MD5Hash]

Frank should look at the positives; he'll have a lot more pirated software available to him that works on his PC than on a Mac.

 

[shoppy]

I showed this to my mother, who still did not get it. I mean time was chuckling away to my self..

 

[Olivier L.]

While I'm here, why is the homeless person, usually depicted with mannerisms that reflect mental illness, such a stooge of US comedy? British humour tends to celebrate the qualities of the underdog; American media tends to view "the poor" either with contempt or as a target for patronising charity.

For the simple and good reason that mental illness is extremely prevalent in the homeless people compared to the general population.


...

maybe the difference is less important in the British population

 

[aforty]

That's hilarious.

 

[Billy Boo Bob]

They should run this as a Saturday Night Live ad.

Who can forget "McIntosh Jr."?

http://pulsar.esm.psu.edu/Faculty/Gray/graphics/movies/powertocrush.mov

 

[Pika]

 

[likemyorbs]

LMFAO you guys need to watch this one...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jkrn6ecxthM

 

[niuniu]

So juvenile, but so hilarious

'Macbook Aerrrr'

 

[crossifixio]

Very funny!

Loved the advert. Smart and funny.

 

[CK-MAC]

Funny how he said Vista is BS

 

[yojitani]

I use a mac but I will be switching to PC due to my line of work. Macs are great but support for enterprise applications is slim to none. High end windows notebooks are actually priced the same as a Mac, yes I know I can use virtualization software on my mac to run my PC applications but the software I use drives my Mac's processor to the max while it runs very nicely on a PC.

If you run it in bootcamp, you won't have any problems since it's not virtualization. From what I've read, macs run windows better than windows pcs. I have not been especially impressed with any virtualization software, I agree.

 

[thebassoonist]

I admit, I chuckled.

Something about him going "I'm homeless so I don't really have a lot of experience with computers" then 30 seconds later talking about second rate circuit boards and "THIS VIRUS PROTECTION SUCKS!" made me laugh.

Great ad! Ha ha.

 

[MacTheSpoon]

"This is bullsh*t", that line cracks me up every time I watch this!! His delivery is so hilarious.

 

[uMac]

Best line ever...

 

[KingYaba]

I don't see the humor in this spoof ad. I think it's stupid.

 

[mikeinternet]

Good stuff.

 

[Digital Skunk]

C) I really can't think of a C, I'm just strangely compelled to always list three things.

Me too!

Funny as hell.

And I do agree about the predictability, but I have found myself liking more and more toilet and mindless humor nowadays. It's an American thing I guess.

 

[73CortinaV8]

haha ya me too, especially since half of them aren't even that good.

Really? The trust fund one was HILARIOUS

 

[DMann]

Here's a variant on the original ad:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8S1mX4IvEE&feature=player_embedded

This is really quite good!