Just as I am starting to like Apple, they go and run stupid commericals

[Skiguy411]

Soooo do the commericals only bother me?

 

[dguy6789]

I find them both shallow and pedantic.

 

[tbike06]

They are stupid.

 

[scrawnypaleguy]

Where was that comic posted awhile back? It was about those commercials, and it was hilarious.

 

[Slicedbread]

http://www.ctrlaltdel-online.com/comics/20060513.jpg

 

[Yongsta]

Pretty dumb, even made the PC guy look like Bill Gates.

 

[Brainonska511]

They are dumb commercials, but they appeal to the computer-stupid masses.

 

[Whoozyerdaddy]

I thought they were clever.

 

[GeekDrew]

Originally posted by: Slicedbread
http://www.ctrlaltdel-online.com/comics/20060513.jpg

I saw that a few days ago... :thumbsup:

 

[benliong]

One smart thing they did is that they kept saying they both run Microsoft office.

Apparently this is aimed at people who've never used a mac.

 

[Cabages]

Originally posted by: Brainonska511
They are dumb commercials, but they appeal to the computer-stupid masses.

Totally agree. Most people dont know enough about computers to understand the truth from the nonsense.

I hate these commercials.

 

[Accipiter22]

see my thread about this last week....UGH I had almost forgot about these commercials. Thanks.

 

[BrunoPuntzJones]

The "PC" guy does a bit on the Daily Show about once a week and just makes up statistics and facts, pretty funny

 

[randomlinh]

i hate them too. I mean, I love OSX and all.. but these commericals are just plain idiotic.

 

[ForumMaster]

well, apple's hardware and software rock but thier commercials suck. the have better software then PC's and the hardware is usually superior (simply because apple makes it all so there are less incompatibilities) but atleast they try. frankly, microsoft's commercials aren't much better. in fact, they suck imo.

 

[imported_goku]

Originally posted by: Whoozyerdaddy
I thought they were clever.

Clever? wow....

 

[imported_goku]

Originally posted by: ForumMaster
well, apple's hardware and software rock but thier commercials suck. the have better software then PC's and the hardware is usually superior (simply because apple makes it all so there are less incompatibilities) but atleast they try. frankly, microsoft's commercials aren't much better. in fact, they suck imo.

Hello tool. There is nothing superior about apple hardware, so get over your self and let your self come to the realization that you have been duped by paying a premium for inferior hardware, congrats.

 

[thepd7]

Originally posted by: goku

Originally posted by: ForumMaster
well, apple's hardware and software rock but thier commercials suck. the have better software then PC's and the hardware is usually superior (simply because apple makes it all so there are less incompatibilities) but atleast they try. frankly, microsoft's commercials aren't much better. in fact, they suck imo.

Hello tool. There is nothing superior about apple hardware, so get over your self and let your self come to the realization that you have been duped by paying a premium for inferior hardware, congrats.

LOL have you ever used a MAC? Would be easy even for someone of your intelligence.

 

[aswedc]

Between these and the commerical with the cubicle song, Apple sure isn't doing anything to appeal to a business professional demographic - you know, the people who actually have money and make purchasing decisions...

 

[necine]

their software may be superior but there hardward is basically the same crap that's everywhere else.

 

[BeauJangles]

I agree OP. I was quietly becoming a big apple fan, but I find those ads are so stupid and designed to appeal to morons that it has made me think twice about buying a macbook.

 

[Soccerman06]

Originally posted by: thepd7

Originally posted by: goku

Originally posted by: ForumMaster
well, apple's hardware and software rock but thier commercials suck. the have better software then PC's and the hardware is usually superior (simply because apple makes it all so there are less incompatibilities) but atleast they try. frankly, microsoft's commercials aren't much better. in fact, they suck imo.

Hello tool. There is nothing superior about apple hardware, so get over your self and let your self come to the realization that you have been duped by paying a premium for inferior hardware, congrats.

LOL have you ever used a MAC? Would be easy even for someone of your intelligence.

Easy on Goku, hes like 10 right?

Why do they portray the Apple as being young and hip when it is, in fact, older than the PC?

 

[Brainonska511]

Originally posted by: Soccerman06

Why do they portray the Apple as being young and hip when it is, in fact, older than the PC?

Midlife crisis?

 

[Babbles]

Yes, those commercials are very lame. As somebody said they could potentially turn off a vast majority of people with purchasing power, and that can be a real loss. It also conveys a sort of "You must be too stupid to use a PC so you should use a Mac" sort of attitude which I think would piss off many potential Mac buyers.

Sometimes Apple has a great marketing thing going on, and sometimes they don't.

 

[imported_goku]

Originally posted by: thepd7

Originally posted by: goku

Originally posted by: ForumMaster
well, apple's hardware and software rock but thier commercials suck. the have better software then PC's and the hardware is usually superior (simply because apple makes it all so there are less incompatibilities) but atleast they try. frankly, microsoft's commercials aren't much better. in fact, they suck imo.

Hello tool. There is nothing superior about apple hardware, so get over your self and let your self come to the realization that you have been duped by paying a premium for inferior hardware, congrats.

LOL have you ever used a MAC? Would be easy even for someone of your intelligence.

Yes, I use a MAC and used a Mac. Apple hardware is clearly inferior and slower than any PC I use on a daily, weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, bi-annual, yearly basis etc.. Let me put it to you this way, a machine outfitted with a Pentium II processor, 7200RPM HDD and 384MB ram Windows XP Pro is worlds faster than ANY APPLE COMPUTER I've EVER used.

Hell if apple makes such great machines, then why is it I had to convert my friend over from his mac to a PC I just built for him? Sure he wants to play CS:S which he can't play on his mac, but after using his mac, I can see WHY he would watch to switch, it's painfully slow! (17" Widescreen iMac with OSX included) Hell I had to use a mac on a daily basis for about 6 months (OS9) and it crashed more often then my PC at home! I've used macs with OSX and they're even SLOWER then when it had OS9 and STILL crash. This is ONE reason why I hate macs.