inkswamp
macrumors 68030
Wrong. The fact that you don't even remember this ad, apparently, speaks volumes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7oLj6NW1jM
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Wrong. The fact that you don't even remember this ad, apparently, speaks volumes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7oLj6NW1jM
Ha! The podium one is pretty good. "Ask not what Vista can do for you, ask what you can buy for Vista!" Classic.
offwidafairies
macrumors 6502a
i dont mind these ads. are they on tv in usa? or just on the net? when will i get to see this one? they mostly make me smile
synth3tik
macrumors 68040
That was a classic Apple ad, now it did annoy the crap out of me, but it was a classic.
cohibadad
macrumors 6502a
inkswamp
macrumors 68030
It's not really a bad ad, but (and this is my point) that approach doesn't get people talking about Macs the way these new ads do. Love 'em or hate 'em, these new ads work.
Just for comparison, Disneyland employs ~20,000 and Walt Disney World employs ~60,000.
~80,000 for just those two resorts, not including anything else in the Disney company.
New Ads On Apple.com/getamac
Hey all, the ad, along with 2 other new ads, are on http://www.apple.com/getamac
Hey all, the ad, along with 2 other new ads, are on http://www.apple.com/getamac
the ad is up w/2 new ones on apple.com
They are called PR Mac, Podium, & Boxer.
http://www.apple.com/getamac/
... and i was beat. I do like how PC in Podium gestures using his bent front finger like President Clinton did/does.
They are called PR Mac, Podium, & Boxer.
http://www.apple.com/getamac/
... and i was beat. I do like how PC in Podium gestures using his bent front finger like President Clinton did/does.
cohibadad
macrumors 6502a
agreed. Spaces + Expose = Wow every time I show someone. I hope those ads work for them, cuz they don't really work for me.
Apple is more than twice as big as Disney, looking at their relative market caps, $144B vs $64B. Disney does have greater revenues ($34B vs $19B), but is a much lower margin business with lower growth prospects.
andy721
macrumors 6502a
ummm
It's hard not to bash Vista if they throw things in your face about how vista runs. Try getting around it then try to ignore like it was an normal OS. Which clearly it's been having problems for everyone who has it on their PC.
Vista will soon be replaced by a new OS Soon.
It's hard not to bash Vista if they throw things in your face about how vista runs. Try getting around it then try to ignore like it was an normal OS. Which clearly it's been having problems for everyone who has it on their PC.
Vista will soon be replaced by a new OS Soon.
inkswamp
macrumors 68030
Credibility on this topic: 0.
She's awful. I've read her stuff before and she's just another Microsoft worshipper on ZDNet.
She backs up this dubious claim about Leopard with three links. One to a blog post talking about a friend's reaction (and how he's so unhappy with Leopard that he's switched back to Windows... uh-huh... in the space of a couple weeks, he's back on Windows? Why do I not buy this one?) Another links to an article about some possible bug in Time Machine (gosh, bugs in a brand new, major feature? Say it ain't so!) And another to a link about a long-standing known bug that Leopard hasn't addressed (so, let me get this one straight. This long-standing issue is suddenly the cause for OS X's demise even though it was in Tiger, Panther and Jaguar? Huh? Pardon me for not following the bouncing ball of Ms. Foley's logic.)
synth3tik
macrumors 68040
We are in agreement, yes they were good, annoying to me but good. Problem was they did not do any comparison. The new ads are for the most part entertaining and add that element of comparison to give people the idea that a Mac can replace a PC.
on the iMacs in the commercials, not a black one.
liverbomb88
macrumors newbie
IMHO, the ask.com ads are stupid...who is in control of the mouse, some cretin? If I ever use a search engine in that manner, please, someone just go ahead and shoot me.
Irony...
I find this a little ironic since I have had to revert back to Tiger from Leopard. The number of problems were just piling up and I have to rely on the system for my business. Leopard will be great when its finished, but I suspect that it simply wasn't and all the features I was interested in didn't work for me. I have a very clean system and both my Mac Pro and my old Powerbook had issues with the upgrade, even when I did an erase and install after the original install. The final straw was when my business folder simply disappeared from finder (although it was still in the directory when I looked in terminal thankfully) after a time machine backup.
So its back to Tiger and I'll wait for a revision or two before going back to Leopard since I probably wasted about 20 hours on it all. Maybe I should have got a consultant.
Anyway, I like the ads generally, and I like being an early adopter of Apple stuff, but people in glass houses shouldn't throw stones!
I find this a little ironic since I have had to revert back to Tiger from Leopard. The number of problems were just piling up and I have to rely on the system for my business. Leopard will be great when its finished, but I suspect that it simply wasn't and all the features I was interested in didn't work for me. I have a very clean system and both my Mac Pro and my old Powerbook had issues with the upgrade, even when I did an erase and install after the original install. The final straw was when my business folder simply disappeared from finder (although it was still in the directory when I looked in terminal thankfully) after a time machine backup.
So its back to Tiger and I'll wait for a revision or two before going back to Leopard since I probably wasted about 20 hours on it all. Maybe I should have got a consultant.
Anyway, I like the ads generally, and I like being an early adopter of Apple stuff, but people in glass houses shouldn't throw stones!
As it stands XP, works better than Tiger(SR MBP) when it comes to wireless connectivity. I refuse to pay for Leopard till this aggravating issue is resolved.Plus, this keyboard issue(first key not registering) is insulting.Apple needs to look in the mirror and get back to QA and quit being "comedians".
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chr1s60
macrumors 68020
A lot of people on here may not like these, but the bottom line is that Macs are continuing to sell at high numbers. Why should they change their entire campaign because some people don't like it or are tired of it? They shouldn't. If I was Apple, I wouldn't switch to a new campaign until Mac sales are down a lot.
extensor
macrumors member
Hate to break it to you but there is not a magical Apple elf that does everything. The programmers can work on Leopard updates while the marketing people work on commercials. 🙄
PhightinPhils26
macrumors 6502a
here's the thing
these ads are great and make me laugh... I have a degree in IT and all my MS certs. sure apple may not need to belittle PC's but at least these ads are 100% on the money.....
Speaking of these ads... Remember the "bloated" one where they talk about all the trial software on PC's? Isn't dell advertising a PC without all trial software? pathetic that they have to advertise this now! ...just funny to me...
these ads are great and make me laugh... I have a degree in IT and all my MS certs. sure apple may not need to belittle PC's but at least these ads are 100% on the money.....
Speaking of these ads... Remember the "bloated" one where they talk about all the trial software on PC's? Isn't dell advertising a PC without all trial software? pathetic that they have to advertise this now! ...just funny to me...