iPhone ad to appear during today's Oscars ceremony?

I honestly wasn't planning on watching the Oscars, but now I'm hoping that Macworld hasn't gone the way of pageview-baiting because I just fired up the microwave for a jumbo popcorn session. Oh the things we do in the name of TUAW.
Update: The commercial has aired, see here for the recap and here for the video.


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Josh H. said 1:06PM on 2-25-2007
I'm pretty sure im gonna have to watch those now just to see that commercial...otherwise i am not interested in the show at all! thanks for the info!
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driz said 1:35PM on 2-25-2007
Geez, your actually gonna watch a whole tv program just to see an ad? the whole point of an ad is to promote the product, but your gonna go outta ya way to watch it? man get a girl and have sex!
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morgan said 1:31PM on 2-25-2007
it could be a ploy to get more viewings! dont fall for it!
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mike said 2:05PM on 2-25-2007
It's gonna be on Youtube anyway.. if you're that hard up to see ....rehashed footage..
May as well skip the Oscars if you don't care.
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Dave Chartier said 2:38PM on 2-25-2007
#3: As a matter of fact, I was happily married just last July. And the whole point of watching the Oscars just to see this ad is so I can blog it for you guys. ;)
Besides, my wife's a high school teacher and she'll be grading papers all day today anyways. Between blogging and a senior thesis for my undergrad, I'm firmly planted either on a couch or my desk anyway.
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Bob said 2:59PM on 2-25-2007
Just like the Widescreen iPod/Beatles Superbowl ad? I'll watch it on Apple's homepage if it's real, not during a self-congratulatory lib-fest.
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Catt said 3:51PM on 2-25-2007
#3 It is a bit frigtening to think that having sex has become such a trivial thing nowadays that you would suggest this type of thing to the young man above. "Go get a girl and have sex?" and we wonder why rape, sexual assualt and the like has become such a prevalent thing nowadays.
I've about had it with this blog...
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Lance Fiasconaro said 5:29PM on 2-25-2007
After I got stuck watching the Super Bowl, I really hope this is true.
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speed said 6:38PM on 2-25-2007
Yeah, I hope this one's real. I took time out from a Jamaican vacation to watch the Super Bowl (watched the commercials, drank banana daiquiris during the game) only to be disappointed. This time, I'm just DVRing it, though (with margaritas this time).
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Ned said 6:34PM on 2-25-2007
#7 I agree, I want my children to grow up in a world where blog commentors don't promote such lewd behavior!
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Dave Chartier said 7:25PM on 2-25-2007
While we're trying to do our best to promote healthy, useful conversation around here, we sure hope you don't abandon TUAW because of some lewd comments!
If anything, and if it helps, you could always just *not* read the comments. Using RSS to read our posts could help too, and most browsers, even Internet Explorer, offer some kind of RSS support now (there should be an orange or blue button that looks like a radio signal that you can click).
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Greenline said 8:43PM on 2-25-2007
Give us the ability to report comments!!!!!!!!
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Allan L. said 8:53PM on 2-25-2007
So, there it is. Hello.
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Mik3 said 8:52PM on 2-25-2007
OMG OMG OMG OMG iphone commercial!!!!!
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Greenline said 8:52PM on 2-25-2007
Just saw it, it was real! Very cool with famous movie scenes and everyone saying Hello!!! then the iPhone came up with Coming in June!!!!! Hello Hello Hello
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jamminman said 8:52PM on 2-25-2007
yup. just aired
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Nathan Ziarek said 8:53PM on 2-25-2007
I expected more. "Hello" was pretty lame.
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andrew said 8:53PM on 2-25-2007
Wow. I just read this comment, and two minutes later the Ad comes up.
It was pretty simple. A bunch of Hellos from movies and then the iPhone "coming in June" that was it.
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Nique said 8:53PM on 2-25-2007
It just aired (5:52pm PST). It was a nice lil' commercial. Simple and to the point of its functionality. Can't wait!!
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Sam the Sham and the Pharohs said 8:56PM on 2-25-2007
HELLO...simple...liked the Incredibles tie at the end.
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