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- mongushu, on 11/21/2007, -60/+321fanboys, on your marks, get set, GO!
- sweintraub, on 11/21/2007, -86/+305vista IS kinda ***** but these commercials are getting old. I like my mac but the smugness is a turnoff to the 90% of the population that aren't rabid fanboys.
In case you are wondering if you are a rabid fanboy Check your mouth for foam. then digg me down - LimeParrot, on 11/21/2007, -46/+176I find this whole 'pay out Microsoft' advertising strategy by Apple pretty stupid. It's funny and all... but to me it makes Apple look like a whiny little crybaby... how about advertise about what makes Macs good, not what makes Vista bad.
- inactive, on 11/21/2007, -31/+136is digg sponsored by apple?
- iamdon, on 11/21/2007, -9/+83errr...what ad...
****tweaks adblock+**** - UtopiaInTheSky, on 11/21/2007, -30/+101Give up on Vista and stick with XP.
- Spanktacular, on 11/21/2007, -14/+79You may be right, but that's some clever webvertising right there. Witty, topical, and nice leveraging of current technologies. Oh, and it didn't obfuscate the entire web page to do it, either!
- Frostman3D, on 11/21/2007, -6/+67There's a difference between Hilarious and Mildly Amusing.
- fryloc, on 11/21/2007, -28/+79I used vista for about 3 months before I gave up on it. Went back to xp and now all I can do is try to forget all the wasted time.
- schestowitz, on 11/21/2007, -35/+84I set up an HP scanner in Linux the other day. Just plugged USB, ran the scanning software (it comes preinstalled with the distro) and the drivers, well... they are already part of the O/S as well. Took me about 20 seconds.
- gadgetuk, on 11/21/2007, -11/+58OK, fair enough - now try sharing that Canon printer with some other Macs on a network. Here's a hint - you'll need the GIMP-Print drivers, probably have to use an HP one too, chances are it'll never work. For some added flavor, try printing to it from a Windows PC - even using Bonjour it'll probably never work. Now, try sharing that Canon printer from a Windows PC host, other Windows PCs will print to it perfectly using the correct driver - no Mac will ever print to it though.
Now, the real problem is that Canon are idiots when it comes to cross-platform integration. It's not Microsoft's fault or Apple's fault - just like in your example. Your point is moot I'm afraid.
BTW, I own 2 Macs, I love them. I also run Windows and Linux, I'm not a fanboy (although I hope Linux wins :) ). I draw the line at Vista though, I've gone back to XP like so many others. - metapop, on 11/21/2007, -31/+78it's worse.
- staticneuron, on 11/21/2007, -4/+49GLAdos. Every other OS fan is jealous because their OS's do not come with cake.
- jrbrewin, on 11/21/2007, -3/+45and herein lies the truth. if the os has the drivers it's quick and easy. if you have to install them it takes longer. it's hardly a surprise is it?
- evilregis, on 11/21/2007, -25/+66I don't think they're getting old. I think they're amusing as long as they keep them fresh and they're doing a decent job of that. Plus John Hodgman is just plain awesome.
Oh, and I do not nor have not ever owned a Mac. So it's not a fanboy giving the thumbs up here. - Heavy, on 11/21/2007, -13/+49I love to upgrade to mac... if i did not have to REPLACE my working dual core computer for no good reason just to run mac osx..
- staticneuron, on 11/21/2007, -14/+50I used vista for a short while. Amazingly enough I didn't have any troubles but that doesn't stop me from laughing at these ads. Yeah.... the rabid fanboys are smug.... but who cares. The ad is still funny.
- meshman, on 11/21/2007, -14/+48Why should I buy a Mac? Because Windows sucks.
What can a Mac do for me? Windows sucks.
How does the Mac do things better? Windows sucks.
Nice ad campaign. - LargeTrout, on 11/21/2007, -14/+46I'm trying to see a pattern here in why everyone is being Dugg down. Windows fans, Mac fans, and Linux fans are all being Dugg down. Is there another OS I'm not aware of that the Digg community is keeping hidden from me?
- schoate09, on 11/21/2007, -26/+56They're not "fresh", they're cheap attacks. Rather than advertise all the great things OS X offers, they constantly attack their competitors.
- GreenAlien, on 11/21/2007, -5/+34All the "fanboy" comments (from both sides) get old pretty quick.You'll probably find most people see the word "fanboy" and skip to the next comment out of habit now.
- WarMace, on 11/21/2007, -6/+34Hi im a PC, Hi im a Mac. (PC)-I can game. (Mac)-I can game too! (PC)- Here is my list of exclusive games. (PC Starts reading games list, fade to black after 3000 or so are listed)
- Phocion55, on 11/21/2007, -3/+31Have you ever seen Microsoft's "Get the Facts" ad campagin?
- schoate09, on 11/21/2007, -3/+28The BSD and BeOS fanboys are out in full force today.
- metapop, on 11/21/2007, -27/+50i lol'd. that was pretty funny.
- Boondoggle, on 11/21/2007, -3/+24I set up a laptop with Ubuntu the other day. Wireless still doesn't work with WPA and my card. So I tried Fedora 7. Would not install.
- scratt, on 11/21/2007, -10/+31Love the adverts. *Just appreciate them for what they are.
*People who even mention being or not-being a fan boy are just as bad as each other. - StokieBread, on 11/21/2007, -14/+34Now I'm all there for a bit of a joke, but calling this hillarious is a bit over the top, I didn't laugh at all, did anyone else?
- HonoredMule, on 11/21/2007, -2/+21Non-intrusive too (defaults to no audio, no flashy animation or livid colors). I'm generally anti-Apple in sentiment, but that was beautifully done. Ripping a new one in Vista doesn't take any skin off my back, either.
- singletrack861, on 11/21/2007, -18/+36Am I the only one that finds ads like this annoying?
- Acqua206, on 11/21/2007, -3/+21I tried Ubuntu for about a week. Deleted it and went back to Vista. Imagine that, a difference of opinion.
- Slagar, on 11/21/2007, -11/+28I dunno why everyone hates vista so much, I've been using it for awhile now. It's pretty, has some nice features, and the not so nice ones you can turn off. I dunno about other people but in my experience it works with all my hardware perfectly, the only drivers I had to install were for my graphics card. Overpriced, sure, but the next ME people make it out to be? Far, far from it.
- newbill123, on 11/21/2007, -9/+26I think John Hodgman's acting is a treat in this web ad. I partially got to notice it because of the technical problems and stuttering of the video track. His agape reaction when he looks at the sign is priceless. The ad itself doesn't say very much about Apple, iMacs, or Leopard, but it's still a nice treat if you don't forget it's all just an ad.
- starsky51, on 11/21/2007, -5/+22No, Microsoft! http://blog.digg.com/?p=89
- Entheoddity, on 11/21/2007, -12/+27I would be willing to bet that 80 percent of people who bash Vista have never even used it.
I wish Microsoft would stoop so low as to make an attack ad against another company, though i doubt that will happen because ad hominem attacks just make you look smarmy and arrogant as a company. Bravo Apple, keep representing your user base! - MioTheGreat, on 11/21/2007, -6/+2030 minutes? What are you, stupid? I've never had a printer install on Vista last more than like 2 -- And that's only because HP had to bloat the hell out of the installer.
- drastik21, on 11/21/2007, -3/+16I've been using and supporting Windows for the past 10 years and I have to admit, Vista blows
- inactive, on 11/21/2007, -5/+181986 Called. They need their argument back.
- sparkrainfir, on 11/21/2007, -3/+16i love the "macs are simple for simple people" argument. the gui is simple, and it does "just work" for the non-techie crowd. but have you forgotten that osx is built on unix? fire up the terminal and go crazy if you want to.
- JoeyDeacon, on 11/21/2007, -1/+14Harsh but fair
- GreyICE, on 11/21/2007, -4/+16You know what else doesn't have Vista's problems?
A toaster.
Why don't they tell us what they DO? - inactive, on 11/21/2007, -1/+13What kind of loser would be personally offended by a computer ad?
Oh, there he is! Murdats! - inactive, on 11/21/2007, -8/+20Oh, that's really quite creative.
- threemagic, on 11/21/2007, -6/+18I agree.. the only people that use the term fanboy are fanboys themselves just on the opposite spectrum
- ButchersBoy, on 11/21/2007, -9/+21Why don't Apple concentrate on illustrating their own portfolio instead of bashing that of others.
- LeRenard, on 11/21/2007, -7/+18These ads are a great way for Apple to spread its message to the people.. as long as that message is "Macs are like this smug douche right here." What ever happened to "Think Different"?
- combatchuck, on 11/21/2007, -5/+16Webvertising is not a ***** word.
- combatchuck, on 11/21/2007, -1/+12OK, you win. All 3 make it unbearable.
- inactive, on 11/21/2007, -9/+20When Apple can make an ad where they promote their own product instead of just telling me whats wrong with Windows, I'll begin to take them seriously.
- simg, on 11/21/2007, -4/+14great advertising copy.
*insert product name here* is not as bad as you think ... -
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