! and, the funny new ads. Those are gonna leave a mark. :-)
Posted on 04/20/2009 10:12:45 AM PDT by Swordmaker
Apple has debuted four new ads in its "Get a Mac" campaign on broadcast and cable television networks across the U.S. The new ads take direct aim at Microsoft Windows and the various woes it inflicts upon its sufferers. The "Biohazard Suit" spot targets Windows' inherent insecurity, rampant viruses, worms, and other assorted malware. "Legal Copy" highlights the fact that every Windows boast requires extensive legal disclaimers and qualifiers. "Stacks" explains iPhoto's facial recognition capabilities; sounds expensive, but it's free with every Mac. In "Time Traveler," PC takes a trip into the future to the year 2150 to see how Windows works. It still doesn't.
Apple "Get a Mac" ad: Biohazard Suit
Direct link via YouTube here.
Apple "Get a Mac" ad: Legal Copy
Direct link via YouTube here.
Apple "Get a Mac" ad: Stacks
< Direct link via YouTube here.
Apple "Get a Mac" ad: Time Traveler
Direct link via YouTube here.
(Excerpt) Read more at macdailynews.com ...
Apple enthusiasts have to keep ahead of other apple enthusiasts so they have to upgrade and buy new Apple equipment more often. They lose bragging rights if they don’t
Apple’s doing well so far because it is cheaper to get a Mac you can brag about instead of a new automobile you can brag about
O.K. you win, I’m paying an extra thousand dollars tomorow and I’m going mac and never going back. Wooo Hoooo!!!!!
Me too!
:)
Re: ignorance
You demonstrate you don’t know at all what you are talking about with every post. The iPhone IS 3G. The Macbook Air is a full size notebook with a full size keyboard.
Long time no talk. How’s the turtle?? Shelly wasn’t it?
He’s great! Must be 25-30 pounds now!
! and, the funny new ads. Those are gonna leave a mark. :-)
Although broken into paragraphs here, it’s presented in one long fully justified typographical nightmare on screen in four separate chunks. The first appears when Hodgman-as-PC says he’s “an incredibly easy to use PC:”
Please note that when you first receive your PC there is some suggested work that needs to be done before PCs can perform at their peak. These steps include, but are not limited to, downloading and installing necessary drivers for peripherals. These drivers may include printers, scanners, cameras, storage devices, music players, and other media devices. There may be more depending on your needs. It is also recommended that first time users remove all unneeded bloatware and remove all operational components.
When Hodgman-as-PC says that saying he’s as easy to use as a PC “requires a little explanation,” we get this addition:
To remove unneeded bloatware first open uninstaller, select applications to remove, and uninstall. To remove optional components, click start, go to all programs and open control panel, select remove components, select components you want to remove, select next, when done, select finish. Once initial prep is complete, PCs may then be easy to use under certain controlled conditions and when properly maintained. In order for PCs to achieve optimal performance on a regular basis and for long periods of time, routine maintenance should include (but is not limited to) the following: download and install updated anti-virus software, run anti-virus software, check for system updates, clean out registry, defragment hard drive, free up disk space, remove temporary Internet files, empty the recycle bin, remove unnecessary programs, run error check utility and fix file system errors.
Hodgman-as-PC next says, “I can’t just go out there and say that getting started with a PC is the easiest thing in the world,” and the alleged disclaimer grows to include this:
It is recommended that a maintenance schedule is developed and adhered to in order to make sure your PC is running safe and secure. Update your software, do a virus scan, and run error check utility once a week. Search for and download software and driver updates, free up disk space, and defragment hard drive at least once a month. Empty the recycle bin and remove unnecessary programs once every three months. Back up all your files once a year. Please see instruction manual for more details. Failure to perform these functions may result in the following: freezing, viruses, slow performance, and/or error messages. If problems persist after routine maintenance is performed, please contact your local IT professional who may or may not refer you to your software or hardware manufacturer depending on where the problem originated. Important information about easy to use PCs: PCs may become more difficult to use if the following occurs: sluggish operating system, viruses, and error messages, crashing and freezing. Unfortunately, freezing and/or crashing are sometimes unavoidable. To avoid sluggish operating systems, crashing and freezing, it is recommended that you clean up your system registry, defragment your hard drive, free up your disk space, and perform other routine maintenance tasks. To clean out your system registry, first backup your data, back up your registry, purchase, download, and install Registry Repair program, then quit all programs, scan registry, determine safe registry items to repair/delete/remove, select ok, and repeat if necessary. To defragment your hard drive, click start, and go to all programs > accessories > system tools > and open disk defragmenter, then select C: drive, select defragment and wait. To free up disk space on your PC, click start, go to all programs > accessories > system tools > and open disk cleanup. Scan will automatically start. From scan results, select files to be removed, select ok. Restarting your PC may then be necessary upon completion of system registry clean up, hard drive defragmentation, and disk space clean out.
Long-as-Mac says that’s a lot of legal copy, so Hodgman-as-PC decides to show off, telling Mac to watch as he says “PCs are now 100% trouble free:”
Please note: trying to remove registry items on your own is not recommended. It is often difficult to determine which items correspond to which applications, and by attempting to remove items yourself, you might accidentally remove a valid registry item, causing software crashes and errors. If a system registry becomes corrupt because you made a mistake when cleaning out the registry, follow these steps: back up data, back up registry, purchase, download, and install Registry Repair program, quit all programs, scan registry, determine safe registry items to repair/delete/remove, then select ok and repeat if necessary. Also, easy to use PCs can experience difficulty if malware, viruses, or spyware infect your PC’s system. There are 1.5 million signature-based malware detections with 20,000 new ones discovered everyday (based on 2008 reporting). Although some viruses are unavoidable, there are some preventative measures that you can take. When you first get your PC, configure your security settings (including things like Internet firewall, automatic updating, anti-virus, anti-spyware and other malware protection, other Internet security settings, and user account control). Eventually you may have to download and install security patches for your operating system and then as security updates become available download and install again. If your PC does get infected with malware talk to your IT professional first about the risks and benefits of treating the problem on your own. Do not try to remove a virus unless your IT professional has taught you and you understand everything. Ask them if you have any questions. Please see accompanying important information about virus protection on your hardware and software manufacturer’s website. Anyone can sit down and edit photos on their PC as long as their computer is running properly. Please note that proper maintenance, specifically disk defragmentation can take anywhere from minutes to hours to run depending on the size of your hard drive and how fragmented it is. Therefore, editing photos might be postponed if you chose to run maintenance on your computer prior to this act. Please note: your camera driver must be installed on your PC in order to review and edit your photos. Your camera will not work with your PC if the software/drivers are not downloaded first. Editing photos on a PC may be difficult for children under a certain age, or for people who are unfamiliar with how a PC works and how to download camera software and drivers. Also, no PC connected to the Internet is one hundred percent immune to viruses, spyware, adware, and other forms of malware. Once a year, PC users should back up a year’s worth of photos and files to a CD or DVD. Power PC users should start fresh and back up all their files and applications on an external hard drive, then use your original system installer disks to erase, rebuild, and reinstall your operating system from scratch. Therefore, if your PC is not one hundred percent trouble free at least you won’t lose all of your files. PC does not claim ownership of problems that occur from materials or software that you downloaded off the Internet. If your warranty has expired, and your PC is not one hundred percent trouble free, you are not eligible for a refund or replacement under the terms of the warranty. In addition, we cannot help you with software or hardware obtained without a warranty, such as software provided “as is “ or for free. Again, if problems continue, please contact your IT professional.
You can expect the PC side of the Internet to be absolutely furious with this today, and with reason. If you read through all that, think about how many of those procedures apply to all computers, whether running Windows, Mac OS X, or even Linux. Perhaps non-Windows operating systems don’t have registries, or need hard disk defragmentation so often, but freeing up disk space and emptying the trash are not “disclaimers.” And if Apple really thinks people should back up files once per year, it really ought to explain why it’s so proud of certain products.
It's not like a television ad has to be completely flattering to your competition's product, but when Microsoft ads poke at Apple in non-factual ways, half the Internet erupts. Apple should expect no less in return.
More in MDJ when we finish the massive analysis article that has occupied our last several days.
And apparently one of them causes the user to post the same reply 4 times on FR...lol
Actually, Tom, I was replying with my iPhone while traveling... and we kept moving out of and into contact with a WiFi signal ... The phone uploaded the completion of entry command to FR... but then did not receive the reception handshake back. So it uploaded again. And Again... and again. Apparently the outgoing signal was stronger than the incoming signal. Once the iPhone reloaded the thread page, I requested the ADmins to delete the duplicates. I've had it happen about three times in the almost two years I've had my iPhone, always while moving.
I have a friend who's had the same thing happen using his Blackberry while commuting. Lost signal, gained signal... phone retransmits. I guess I'd rather have it retransmit a message and have the recipient get a duplicate rather than assume an important one got sent when it didn't.
Will Windows 7 run legacy software?
The only ones on this thread calling people names are some of you Windows users.
I love Macs but am insulted that the ads think I prefer a guy in baggy jeans and a hoodie to one in a suit. The Mac guy probably is covered in tats and has an eyebrow ring.
It’s basically Vista with more refinements and polish.
Windows 7 is this season's shade of lipstick on Windows NT
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