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Filed under: Humor, Multimedia, Found Footage

Mac vs. PC - More than meets the eye



We're late to the party on this one, but it absolutely still deserves attention. Created by Nick Greenlee as a short visual effects piece, this video depicts what would happen if Apple and Windows laptops were sentient Transformer robots who wanted to destroy each other.

This could be a whole new spin on the "I'm A Mac" tv ads. What would John Hodgman transform into? I imagine a slide rule functioning as his prime weapon. As for Justin Long ... he'd overwhelm enemies with The Smugness.

Nice work, Nick. It's a great video.

[Via TechEBlog]

Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Apple

Apple's new mag ad campaign

Our buds and brothers at Blogging Stocks recently dove into news that Apple has developed a band-spankin'-new in-print ad campaign: notably, a 14-page booklet (!!) included in a few US magazines, including a recent issue of Entertainment Weekly. MacDailyNews first reported on it, and BS sees it as an opportunity for Apple to break their trend of promoting form over -- nay, instead of -- function.

Check out both Blogging Stocks for their analysis and MacDailyNews for the story. You can also view the entire booklet, compliments of an MDN reader.

Filed under: Apple Corporate, Retail

TUAW Poll: The new Mac ads

We've all seen the ads by now, so it's time to ask the question: What do you think? Are the "Get a Mac" ads another example of Apple's quirky brilliance, or do the lack of specifics (OS, processor speeds, etc.) leave you wanting? Take our poll below, and check back tomorrow for the results.

Like the new Apple ads?
They're fantasic!
Pretty funny
Cute, but won't sell Macs
Typically vague
These are terrible
Another poll = slow news day
  

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