I love the idea, and can you imagine MS booking 30-60 min slots showing their features. "Here's MS Update" or "Here's Driver installation". People also seem to forget that you can't do anything with Windows. You have paint, notepad, and IE, MS is completely dependent upon other software in order to accomplish anything. It can't play games without purchasing those games, and have you ever tried building a spreadsheet with notepad??
Well, they WOULD make more ads like this...except they have competition to put down! If there was a comparable phone out (let's call it Joe for now) the commercials would just be like this.iPhone: Hello, I'm an iPhone.Joe: A-a-a-a-a-aa-a--a--a-a-and I'm Joe.iPhone: Woah, Joe...you seem to be freezing a lot.Joe: Yeah, I've been getting a lot of dropped calls lately. My provider is being absolute hell to me, and I can't really seem to find any good software out there.iPhone: Well, who knows what I can do. But one thing's for sure. I'm not Joe.The iPhone. Because Joe is a f***ing dumbass.
Well, actually, OS x, linux, deOS etc etc VS Windows, Linux, OS2/Warp, BeOS.and Mac vs dell vs HP vs compaq vs IBM vs Asus vs Toshiba vs Sony… There is no Mac Vs PC.There's OS X VS Windows Vs linuxes and other OSS OSes VS other marginal OSes; and Mac Vs all the other PC manufactures (who are competing with each other).It's hardly surprising that a 30 second advertisement would simplify that. ( “I’m a Mac” “I’m a mac too, but I’m running windows Vista :(” “I’m an IBM running Ubuntu Hoary hedgehog” “I’m the original Macintosh. Back in my day, kids wer-” TIME’S UP ) That 2% of potential customers aren't targeted directly is secondary to actually making a point. And those that built their own PCs aren’t the people a company who makes most of its profit off its hardware wants to target. it’s not for absolutely everyone.I do agree about the Plug & Play ad (the asian camera), its point is unclear… it means mostly that mac os x has more general drivers installed to begin with – and supports plug & play better, so you don't have to download drivers as often, and in the case of the camera, that it can interface directly with iPhoto. lame.
I think the iphone ads are perfection. They're to the point, showing what it can do, and leaving the viewer awestruck, excited and wanting to see/know more.The thing is it's a new alien device to most people. Unlike a desktop computer. People already get that and wouldn't be impressed or have their attention held if you tried the same type of ads. It just wouldn't work as well. I think the I'm a Mac/I'm a PC ones are fine. (They got me to switch.)
jiggawootJun 5, 2007
Because "42" to is the answer to the question...As for the "9" part..? Stuffed if I know.
kingbabiJun 5, 2007
The very beginning guitar sounds like the beginning from Goodbye Blue Sky (Pink Floyd).
neocorleoneJun 5, 2007
it is very good! thanks mak
Closed AccountJun 5, 2007
lol
Closed AccountJun 5, 2007
Well lets see, unreleased iPhone vs. my 1yr old phone1.
Closed AccountJun 5, 2007
I love the idea, and can you imagine MS booking 30-60 min slots showing their features. "Here's MS Update" or "Here's Driver installation". People also seem to forget that you can't do anything with Windows. You have paint, notepad, and IE, MS is completely dependent upon other software in order to accomplish anything. It can't play games without purchasing those games, and have you ever tried building a spreadsheet with notepad??
katana314Jun 6, 2007
Well, they WOULD make more ads like this...except they have competition to put down! If there was a comparable phone out (let's call it Joe for now) the commercials would just be like this.iPhone: Hello, I'm an iPhone.Joe: A-a-a-a-a-aa-a--a--a-a-and I'm Joe.iPhone: Woah, Joe...you seem to be freezing a lot.Joe: Yeah, I've been getting a lot of dropped calls lately. My provider is being absolute hell to me, and I can't really seem to find any good software out there.iPhone: Well, who knows what I can do. But one thing's for sure. I'm not Joe.The iPhone. Because Joe is a f***ing dumbass.
huntinghawkJun 6, 2007
iPhone Ads along with the older Oscar Ad<a class="user" href="http://applephones.blogspot.com/2007/06/iphone-ads.html">http://applephones.blogspot.com/2007/06/iphone-ads.html</a>
karmavsJun 7, 2007
Well, actually, OS x, linux, deOS etc etc VS Windows, Linux, OS2/Warp, BeOS.and Mac vs dell vs HP vs compaq vs IBM vs Asus vs Toshiba vs Sony… There is no Mac Vs PC.There's OS X VS Windows Vs linuxes and other OSS OSes VS other marginal OSes; and Mac Vs all the other PC manufactures (who are competing with each other).It's hardly surprising that a 30 second advertisement would simplify that. ( “I’m a Mac” “I’m a mac too, but I’m running windows Vista :(” “I’m an IBM running Ubuntu Hoary hedgehog” “I’m the original Macintosh. Back in my day, kids wer-” TIME’S UP ) That 2% of potential customers aren't targeted directly is secondary to actually making a point. And those that built their own PCs aren’t the people a company who makes most of its profit off its hardware wants to target. it’s not for absolutely everyone.I do agree about the Plug & Play ad (the asian camera), its point is unclear… it means mostly that mac os x has more general drivers installed to begin with – and supports plug & play better, so you don't have to download drivers as often, and in the case of the camera, that it can interface directly with iPhoto. lame.
jasonh1234Jun 7, 2007
I think the iphone ads are perfection. They're to the point, showing what it can do, and leaving the viewer awestruck, excited and wanting to see/know more.The thing is it's a new alien device to most people. Unlike a desktop computer. People already get that and wouldn't be impressed or have their attention held if you tried the same type of ads. It just wouldn't work as well. I think the I'm a Mac/I'm a PC ones are fine. (They got me to switch.)