New "Upgrade Nightmares" Get a Mac Ad

[GodBless]

When I visited CNET's download.com a few minutes ago I was presented with an all new "Get a Mac" video ad in the advertisement bar on the top of the screen. (I have included screenshots from the ad below.)

The PC starts out in a depressed crouch saying Why--WHY--WHY!!

The Mac then says "PC--Why what?" PC then starts complaining about why upgrading to Vista has been so bad for him.

The Mac tries to calm down the PC while the PC walks over to the wall (or possibly a banner) at the edge of the ad and hits his head on it.

The commercial video ends with an image of an iMac and the phrase "No upgrade nightmares" and another phrase that says "See all the reasons why you'll love a Mac" that links to: http://www.apple.com/getamac/.

I've never seen this ad before so I am assuming that it is brand new since I've tried to keep up with all of the "Get a Mac" ads.

 

[amoda]

Not sure if it's new or not but i just wanted to say nice post!

 

[GodBless]

Not sure if it's new or not but i just wanted to say nice post!

Thanks--I try to make my posts interesting for the people who read them. I'm glad you liked it.

 

[DeaconGraves]

Why does this remind me of the old Charlie Brown cartoons?

 

[GodBless]

Why does this remind me of the old Charlie Brown cartoons?

Maybe because I posted the ad like a comic strip?

 

[Texas04]

http://www.download.com/3120-20_4-0.html?tg=dl-20&qt=Apple&tag=srch


That link should bring up the ad itself.

 

[4God]

That's a great one! I thought I read somewhere that it was posted on YouTube.

 

[G5Unit]

I'm starting to get kind of sick of Justin Long. He's need to talk more about specifics and not always how macs can make movies.

 

[pknz]

Just getting Dell ads on download.com, can't see it on YouTube either.

Link anyone?

 

[balamw]

You must have some funny cookies, I got the ad at the link.

"These banners are hard". Classic.

I like the way Apple is tailoring the ad for the medium.

B

 

[GodBless]

http://www.download.com/3120-20_4-0.html?tg=dl-20&qt=Apple&tag=srch


That link should bring up the ad itself.

This link worked for me--good job searching for the term "Apple" to bring up the ad. I updated my link in my first post with yours--thanks for posting it.

 

[Eidorian]

1. You start off with the option to turn ON the sound in this ad.
2. Breaking the fourth wall

Wow that was the best banner ad that I've ever seen.

 

[localoid]

There are several of these Get a Mac ads you won't see on TV...

 

[jimN]

It's a good ad but it's a shame that they never actually showcase their products at all. I appreciate that with the iPod they never have to because there are so many around that someone you know is bound to have one; maybe it's just difficult to learn to appreciate the joys of using a mac (aside from the eye-pleasing design) without actually using one.

 

[jimN]

There's a banner ad on the pcmag site too. I can't do fancy presentation but the gist of it is PC saying hi to all the pc users and telling mac he must feel out of place here, and then mac quotes reviews from pcmag. Not funny but at least it hi-lights the critical acclaim that macs tend to receive.