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- 1jaxstate1, on 11/20/2008, -49/+218I sorta like the "I'm a PC" ads.
- inactive, on 11/20/2008, -13/+134Both PC and Mac ads should be retired in my opinion. So played out...
- nmezib, on 11/20/2008, -5/+93They should instead use, "Hey kid! I'm a computer! Stop all the downloadin'!"
GGGGG-IIIII-JOOOEEEE.... - granolajoe, on 11/20/2008, -4/+82I don't know, I can't rag on all of them. I really like the one where the African kid is dancing on a soccer field and saying "I'm a PC." I just hope that they in fact *gave* him a PC and didn't just tell him to say that.
- homercles337, on 11/20/2008, -26/+91Yawn. More hate on Windows from the Church of Apple.
- rossnyc, on 11/20/2008, -19/+83You're a nerd... and you use ubuntu.
- inactive, on 11/20/2008, -12/+75I'm not a big fan of Mac or Windows (go Ubuntu), but the Mac ads just piss me off to no end. They built an entire advertising campaign on making fun of Windows. Nothing even good about their OS, just "hey, let's laugh at Vista because it has bugs! BUY MAC!". I know I'm not the only one who feels this way.
- Vadi0, on 11/20/2008, -36/+97I'm a human... and I use ubuntu
- hoodoodave, on 11/20/2008, -17/+77My proposed PC ad:
"Hi, I'm a Mac."
"I'm a PC"
"Hey PC, what are you doing?"
"Playing some video games. Want in?"
"Sorry, can't. I'm a Mac." - kd420, on 11/20/2008, -4/+54I hate both the Mac/Windows ads. Mac's are mostly "Vista sucks, and Macs are cool" and the Windows ones just say "don't pay attention to the Mac ads" but give no reasons for that conclusion. In the end the consumer loses, because they gain no real information from them. There are equal reasons why you could use either system, but these ads just make ridiculous comparisons to get people to buy their product.
- CyberStriker, on 11/20/2008, -21/+70Look at all the Mac fanboys having a hissy fit over a few PC ads. It's really quite hilarious to watch.
Now witness as I get dugg down by the rabid Apple fanboys on Digg. - yokes, on 11/20/2008, -14/+59I agree. Much better than the pretentious douchebag I'm a Mac commercials
/mac user - burchie2, on 11/20/2008, -5/+44it's called advertising, get used to it, we've watched apple plaster S.F., other places, with ads for years. microsoft has to keep sales up and shareholders happy. yay advertising!
- leerayIG88, on 11/20/2008, -1/+37My CPU is a neural net processor; a learning computer.
- shthap3ns, on 11/20/2008, -14/+41Obviously the writer is an Apple fanboy.
- byronm, on 11/20/2008, -8/+34Better than ***** actors played out for years.
The MS ads are user driven and pretty damn funny to boot. - invidious, on 11/20/2008, -2/+26I'm a hat, and I use Fedora.
- Wuss, on 11/20/2008, -2/+25more like
My see-pee-yoooo iszh ah NOO-lul net proh-cess-sah, ah luhning Compotah. - sensor, on 11/20/2008, -1/+22Yep. Just look at his past stories.
- DyceFreak, on 11/20/2008, -11/+32you're not a nerd?
gtf off of digg... - inactive, on 11/20/2008, -8/+28don't say sorta. you like them. be proud to believe what you want. ***** groupthink . if it wasn't the fact that everyone has this jaded view of mac as innovative and microsoft as evil then we would be looking at this different. They're both huge corporations out to make bank. Microsoft is still the O.G. in the hood . Plus this article sounds so elitist and snobby just from the title. Like the guy who wrote it strokes himself to steve jobs and coffee.
- eggsovereasy, on 11/20/2008, -4/+21And it's still a valid point.
- PuffyPuf, on 11/20/2008, -9/+26Mac users are chumps who will buy whatever ***** sandwich Jobs is serving, at whatever price.
Then they go back for seconds. - skeletorcares, on 11/20/2008, -1/+18'I'm a PC' ads runtime - 2 months.
Apple's campaign runtime - seems infinite, but at least 3 years.
I'll start to get annoyed with the, i believe well-crafted, counterpoint, "I'm a PC" ads are on for another couple months, but i really haven't seen that many commercials for it. And the ones i have see have been different variations. Compared to the iphones stagnant game commercial at every bumper on tv. I was already so annoyed with apple's piss poor smear campaign before they were on every 7 minutes.
What really pisses me off is that Apple accuses Microsoft of spending too much on advertising. If microsoft is spending more on pc ads then apple, it sure does not feel like it. But that might just be the annoyance factor of the apple ads.
I actually wrote cnn and told them that i blocked the ads on their site because of a slanderous Apple flash ad. - unixfg, on 05/23/2009, -0/+17We're all very disappointed in you.
- inactive, on 11/20/2008, -3/+19normally i wouldnt say this but, are you assuming that because hes african he doesnt have a computer?
- boneit, on 11/20/2008, -7/+23Apple needs to come up with something new, the existing one is yawntastic, and I hate that baby tinkly music they use for all their ads. Who is the target audience for that? Infants?
I'm a PC user, one runs OS X which rarely gets powered on, the other is my work horse and runs Debian.
*tinkly tinkly tink tink muzzak* - relayer2112, on 11/20/2008, -9/+25"Hello I'm an Xbox360"
"And I'm a PS3"
"I'm feeling kind of hot..."
"Gee Xbox360, you're getting a little red around the.."
!!! T H U M P !!!
"Xbox360?" "360?"
- yohnstoppable, on 11/20/2008, -0/+15I'd say their ad campaign was run more on the "we're yuppy douchebags" platform.
Does anyone else get annoyed and not want to buy something based on stupid ads? I get the same effect when I see a taco bell commercial. They try and flood their commercials with "laid back cool guys" that aren't funny, and it just makes me want to burn a ***** taco belll down.
If anyone needs me, I'll be in the angry dome. - ifruit, on 11/20/2008, -1/+15I need your clothes, your boots, and your motorcycle.
- MacParrot, on 11/20/2008, -2/+16Microsoft doesn't have to die for Apple to be successful. Competition is a good thing
- skeletorcares, on 11/20/2008, -1/+14Apple is a not for profit company. therefore you can't put a '$' in their name.
Do i sound as stupid as you yet? - rossnyc, on 11/20/2008, -7/+20In before Mac/PC war erupts.
- yohnstoppable, on 11/20/2008, -1/+14That's like saying wearing condoms to prevent stds is played out. It's played out, because it's ***** true.
Have fun playing such amazing games as Photoshop - ivanmarsh, on 11/20/2008, -5/+17I'm so tired of this crap...
A Mac is a PC!
I always love to see advertising that's arrogant about its own ignorance. - oboshoe, on 11/20/2008, -2/+14Well they have people talking about the ads.
From the perspective of the ad agency: Mission accomplished
(yea I think they suck too, but they've got people talking about that is success in marketing) - fenderjammer88, on 11/20/2008, -0/+12Now I am going to ask you a bunch of questions, and I want them answered immediately!
- Gman1223, on 11/20/2008, -8/+20You're sure right! Mac has lots of games.
You wanna go play COD5? Or maybe Car Fry 2! Or maybe Crysis?
HAHAHAHAHAHAH. - sgxyay, on 11/20/2008, -1/+13Mmmmm. Car Fry........
- RumpleForeskin3, on 11/20/2008, -3/+14I hate people who have a mouse with only one button on it
- whiteguysamurai, on 11/20/2008, -0/+10Hey, guess what, Apple ripped off ideas from various sources, including Microsoft.
- byronm, on 11/20/2008, -0/+10I don't know a single person that bought a mac because of the commercial or because of Vista and i know tons of people who own macs.
- Kerath, on 11/20/2008, -1/+10One of the most delicious things about Windows PCs is that the non-brand-name computers are the best...because you build them yourself.
- billizm, on 11/20/2008, -2/+11Apple started it with "I'm a Mac and I'm a PC".
- 11oops, on 11/21/2008, -0/+9I'm a PC, and a Mac. And I hate all the Apple ads -- always have.
- granolajoe, on 11/20/2008, -1/+10Well, I grew up in a poor part of Mexico where I played soccer on dirt fields, and I didn't have a computer back then. That's why I figured he probably didn't have one either. It had nothing to do with whether he was African or not.
- saikyan, on 11/20/2008, -1/+10porkchop sandwiches!
- Rockkybox, on 11/20/2008, -2/+11Soon Macs will rule the world, with you as the well deserved figurehead of their campaign. Oh wait, whatever happens to apple, you will always be a little fanboy whore who looks up to them and is treated with, not hate, but worse, indifference, your pledges mean nothing my friend; why do you care?
- ULBouzi, on 11/20/2008, -3/+12If Chris Cooper is tired of being subject to Windows advertisements in the subway station, then he can walk his happy ass to work.
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