Is it just me, or does anyone else find the apple commercials really annoying.
I mean, they just come off as jerks bashing Windows, and don't tell me actually why I should by a mac.

Being a happy Windows user I am certainly biased on the subject, but I think regardless its pretty low of apple to "campaign" in this manner.

I'm pretty much just venting here, anyone else find these commercials particularly obnoxious?

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I think the joke is still legit, but totally old. Then again, I've used both, and been longing to get back on a Mac for ages, though I know it'd be my software compatibility funeral to some degree. Probably not so much these days as it used to be.

nah.

Lighten up (ya pun intended)

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I love how the arrogance has slowly been getting more and more blatant over time... one day they're gonna cross the line and all the mac users who used to love these commercials are gonna have a sudden mass realization that they're arrogant douches

Apple doesn't need to say anything good about their products and they don't need to convince you to buy anything of theirs. They do a good enough job of telling you that their competition is rubbish and don't buy anything from them.

These ads aren't aimed for the tech savvy, they are aimed for the computer illiterate.

Yeah, usually I'm like w/e about the commercials, but the newest one is fucking garbage. Like others said, they come off even more arrogant than usual, and actually probably more desperate I think than anything.

Apple is scared of win7.

Apple isn't a software company. At least not any more.

I think I came to a realization the other day. Their commercials no longer seem like they're aimed at getting people who use regular PC's to switch to buying a Mac, but to keep people who already own Macs from switching to PC's.

Originally Posted by Illusions

I think I came to a realization the other day. Their commercials no longer seem like they're aimed at getting people who use regular PC's to switch to buying a Mac, but to keep people who already own Macs from switching to PC's.

You know what... you right...

That makes their existence even more amusing to me.

I'm with ya Brad, hate those commercials too. I've used Macs in the past and hate them!...With their stupid no button mouse and paper thin keyboards....and stupid computer-in-monitor bullshit.

Had to use them in my animation classes in highschool, it sucked (we had to use maya too)

have any of you been inside an apple store? do you see how many people are purchasing apple hardware. As Emil said, these are for people who just want to turn the machine on, plug in a usb device, or printer and go! not have to worry about drivers, setup, etc.

Having used both Mac and PC, in todays market Apple hardware looks too damm sexy not to get one ;)

Originally Posted by Lee3dee

...in todays market Apple hardware looks too damm sexy not to get one...

Until you look at the price tag

Apple are and always have been solid, complete systems. Everything I have used on mac has been well, better than PC. The big issue though is there just isn't enough software and as ZacD said, you really pay through the nose for it. I remember playing UT on an old mac that ran at like 300mhz on OS 8 and thinking how smooth it ran and how much purdier it looked than it did on my 1.1ghz P3 with win2k. Apple is quality but in my book its like a rolls royce, no one who has been in one can deny the quality but you would have to be either disgustingly rich or just plain stupid to own one to go to the store every day.

Apple need to back up a little, examine the market and come out with a product line that you can go to the store with every day. These adds are just desperation imo.

I'm both a Mac and PC user. Apple commercials are smug, but Microsoft marketing tends to miss the point entirely.

- PC hunter ones where people buy the crappiest computers they can find, not even decent PCs that would better showcased. The people often contradict their wants with what they end up with too.
- the Seinfeld/Gates adventures that had nothing to do with computers at all
- Any Bing commercial
- Windows 7 launch parties

I can live with all of these except the ones with the incoherent little girl.

Personally, I find mac's to be quite alright to work with, never done any 3d work on them though, just movie editing, flash, webdesign and photoshop/printing stuff. And they seem to be pretty fine for people who are 'computer illiterate' as Emil mentioned

I'd never use on as my personal computer at home though, mainly due to their limited software compatibility and restricted options towards customization/upgrading. Oh, and the fact that fixing hardware failures on a PC usually only costs about 15% compared to 'having to' send it off and getting your mac repaired, even if you know what is wrong.

As said, actually working on them is quite alright though. BUT, I have to agree on the point that Apple really seems to be desperate running those kind of commercials.. Cause we all know how perfect...

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I like Go-Karts!

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Originally Posted by Ferg

... one day they're gonna cross the line and all the mac users who used to love these commercials are gonna have a sudden mass realization that they're arrogant douches

No, they'll wake up and realize they should just kill all the PC users due to their inferiority complexes.

WINDOWS 7 WAS MY IDEA!!!!

When I tell people I'm an artist, sometimes people ask me

"Really? Do you use a Mac"?


My retort is usually 'No, I'm an EMPLOYED artist'.

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I don't particularly like macs, but I find the commercials amusing.

Win Seven will fix EVERYTHING!!!
You guys can't deny you never heard that from some overhyped enthusiast ...