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September 19, 2008

I’m a good ad: Mac vs. PC

Filed under: Technology — Jed @ 9:42 am

Today’s video entertainment is brought to you by Microsoft. After teasing the world with two either brilliant or horrendous ads featuring the unlikely duo of Bill Gates and Seinfeld, the two co-stars have (literally) walked into the sunset. Speculation remains on whether these two ads were faux or not, but either way they have been replaced with this:

Always a sucker for ads, I was excited to see this new campaign. It is certainly smart. We will just have to wait to see if it is effective. Engaging in brand wars while employing the competition’s terminology (“I’m a Mac/PC”) is always dangerous.

Enjoy the movie, and check out the comments on YouTube if you get a chance. blackghost10sg’s quip was especially entertaining:

I’m a PC and i have virus now. oops! I’m dead now. lol!


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