New Get a Mac Ads

Hehe.

I saw the "Flashback" commercial while I was watching Lost. Right after Juliet's flashback.

And if you want a cryptic error message, I've gotten the following before while installing a program after it (the installer, not the computer) crashed out:
"An error occured while installing the application."
That was it. No other explanation. I like my MacBook, but let's not idolize them, 'kay?

Two words: kernel panic.

At the tender age of 17, I did use OS/System 7 and by god.. It was nothing like OSX, so no, it wasn't always the same :(.

Every time I watch one of these ads, my hackintosh loses a mb of ram :(

On what TUAW would this be, because it isn't this one.

I guess 'coz it's a PC :p

Why, everytime I try to view the cart ad, does my work PC crash? I get a plugin error and then a ms send error report msg...!

The flashback one is fine.

Yipee! New Mac adds, so post away!

Meanwhile, VMWare's new beta has been out for days with Boot Camp support, and there's been zip mentioned about it here.

Thanks for the *most* useful and *important* information about the platform. Sigh.

More likable?

In real life "likable" is not an adjective I'd immediately apply to someone who told you he was going to calculate how much time you'd wasted. Against that, I suppose one could say in the context of the advert it doesn't grate: it's just wacky.

But, while everyone of course likes John Hodgman, the adverts do give the PC character a slight edge now and then. He can be annoying at times, and on one occasion he was (mildly) aggressive even though it was Christmas. But at bottom I don't think the adverts mean to make the PC unlikable. He's just faintly ridiculous and turns out to be less fun that you might think he is. The underlying message is: Do you really want him on your desk? I think the hospital trolley advert does a good job of saying just that.