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RedRover · Jun 12, 2006, 05:11 PM

I was watching Comedy Central today and saw a new mac ad that i hadn't seen before. It was an out of the box features ad. I looked on the Apple website and its not under the Get a Mac section. Is apple slow at posting new content on their site or was this ad not suppose to run?

rickey939 · Jun 12, 2006, 05:22 PM

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Socially Awkward Solo · Jun 12, 2006, 05:25 PM

Originally Posted by Twinkie

I was watching Comedy Central today and saw a new mac ad that i hadn't seen before. It was an out of the box features ad. I looked on the Apple website and its not under the Get a Mac section. Is apple slow at posting new content on their site or was this ad not suppose to run?

Oh oh, someone at the TV studio hit the "run the new apple ad early" button!

RedRover · Jun 12, 2006, 05:33 PM

In the commercial they had 2 cardboard boxes. 1 white, 1 brown. When they popped out they were talking about whta they were going to do first thing. The mac was talking about how he was going to edit video or video confrence. The windows was talking about how he had to install anti-virus software and uninstall trial software and do a bunch of other stuff. This could have been an "accident" just like the early release of the new Jet album on itunes is what I'm thinking.

rickey939 · Jun 12, 2006, 05:48 PM

By god, you have seen the future!

Kerrigan · Jun 12, 2006, 05:50 PM

It's not those two annoying guys popping out of the boxes, is it?

rickey939 · Jun 12, 2006, 05:52 PM

Originally Posted by Kerrigan

It's not those two annoying guys popping out of the boxes, is it?

Indeed, it is. I just watched it over on ESPN.com ironically...

zmcgill · Jun 12, 2006, 05:54 PM

Originally Posted by Twinkie

The windows was talking about how he had to install anti-virus software and uninstall trial software and do a bunch of other stuff.

Oh, you mean like the Office 2004 Test run?

harrisjamieh · Jun 12, 2006, 06:14 PM

Check out comment 16, it has links to 3 of the new ads

Salty · Jun 12, 2006, 06:28 PM

Anyone able to get those videos working?

Socially Awkward Solo · Jun 12, 2006, 06:32 PM

Oh no not more of that fat dude and dude from Jeepers Creepers!

willed · Jun 12, 2006, 06:38 PM

Originally Posted by harrisjamieh

Check out comment 16, it has links to 3 of the new ads

The second one's a bit dodgy - it implies the most fun thing you can do on a PC is a spreadsheet, whereas Macs have podcasting, iMovie etc. What it doesn't mention is that PCs have these things called 'computer games'.

Still, when are we going to see these ads in the UK? Apple UK are retards (and that's only after steady improvement over the last few years).

Salty · Jun 12, 2006, 06:48 PM

I wish I could actually see these things the flash videos don't seem to behave for me.

zmcgill · Jun 12, 2006, 06:56 PM

They work for me...I like the WIndows on a Mac one, that's pretty good stuff!

ironknee · Jun 12, 2006, 07:59 PM

the boxes one is cute...seems the friendler they are to each other the funnier.

Oneota · Jun 12, 2006, 08:09 PM

They're up on http://www.apple.com/getamac/ now.

Kerrigan · Jun 12, 2006, 10:49 PM

I see Apple is sticking with its tried and true method of giving the actual Mac product as little screen time as possible.

CharlesS · Jun 12, 2006, 10:56 PM

Originally Posted by willed

The second one's a bit dodgy - it implies the most fun thing you can do on a PC is a spreadsheet, whereas Macs have podcasting, iMovie etc. What it doesn't mention is that PCs have these things called 'computer games'.

People who are into computer games aren't going to buy a Mac anyway.

Salty · Jun 13, 2006, 04:08 AM

I thought Touché was retarded... they spent half the commercial discussing when it's appropriate to say Touché.

Oneota · Jun 13, 2006, 07:21 AM

Originally Posted by Salty

I thought Touché was retarded... they spent half the commercial discussing when it's appropriate to say Touché.

Touché.

Apple Pro Underwear · Jun 13, 2006, 07:42 AM

'Jus Kickin' it

zmcgill · Jun 13, 2006, 08:48 AM

Originally Posted by Salty

I thought Touché was retarded... they spent half the commercial discussing when it's appropriate to say Touché.

Well, he already said that the Mac will run windows* and all your windows stuff will work**, so they had to do something for the other other 25 seconds.

*Sold seperately
**With Windows, which is sold seperately

TheoCryst · Jun 13, 2006, 10:06 AM

I actually liked Touché the best of the three new ads. Sure, it gets off the topic at hand, but it's a pretty simple point: Macs can run Windows. The end. Besides, the conversation is designed to emphasize the fact that PCs have no (legal) counter to the fact that Macs do Windows too.

I still like Viruses best. I don't know why, but I still chuckle when I see the tubby guy fall down.

imitchellg5 · Jun 15, 2006, 01:00 PM

I think the mac ads are hot.