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Apple posts long version of "Sad Song" ad


Because Apple thought that you just couldn't get enough of that "Vista blues" song that was in the latest Get a Mac ad, they posted an extended version of it that runs 1 minute, 34 seconds. PC just keeps singing, despite Mac's look of amazement that PC could sing that long. At the end, PC finishes the song by singing "... there's nothing left to do, except control. alt. delete."

You can watch this and other Get a Mac ads by visiting the Apple Get a Mac site.

Thanks to Steve and Ton for the tip!

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Because Apple thought that you just couldn't get enough of that "Vista blues" song that was in the latest Get a Mac ad, they posted an...
 

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I switched to Mac not too long ago. As much as I don't like Vista, the truth is that I've never done Ctrl+Alt+Del.. ever. While I did a couple of times with Leopard.

Also the upgrade on PC isn't as expensive as Mac in my opinion (especially on laptops).

But again, I don't see myself running PC again however. As I'm waiting for my new iMac to come in days time

May 23 2008 at 12:17 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Gobo

Well, I thought it was clever. Overkill? This isn't showing on TV -- it's for Mac fans who get a kick out of watching John Hodgman sing... and I'm one of 'em.

May 21 2008 at 12:04 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
bobertoq

Now this is just sad.... Apple went too far with this. Even with the short sad song.

May 21 2008 at 11:07 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
emil

It's pretty funny (I like PC, he's cool and he's a mac user irl), but please Apple – make some ads that NOT point out how much Vista sucks (everyone knows that already), but how good OS X is instead, these commercials make mac users seem elitist (which we aren't)

May 21 2008 at 6:04 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Macintologist

It just shows how ahead of his time John Swerdan was to record an entire album dedicated to songs about the Mac and computers in general. http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=199759347&s=143441

May 20 2008 at 9:01 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Galley

No bluesman wears a cowboy hat.

May 20 2008 at 7:10 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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obo

PCs are known for their non-standard hardware, after all. Also their annoying, unhelpful puppy-dog companion features.

May 20 2008 at 8:14 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
adamhdm42

Ah yes.... the Vista Blues(creen of death)

May 20 2008 at 7:09 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
jesse

I still think they should have had Mac add something at the end about recording the song with Garage Band.

May 20 2008 at 6:38 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
R Muffet

I found it hilarious.

And to the closet Windows sympathizers, nothing, bar nothing, could be more painful than the Bruce Springsteen "internal spoof" video Microsoft made for Vista.

May 20 2008 at 6:25 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Darren

Who knew John Hodgman could sing.

Writer-actor-singer. He's a triple threat now.

May 20 2008 at 5:59 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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