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[rant] [OT] New Mac ads suck

It reminded me a little of the Dell Dude.

reply to skeechan
They weren't that bad, the guy playing the Genius was charismatic enough. Still better than most of the commercials I've seen for Microsoft, Dell, HP, HTC, Samsung, etc. Google does make good commercials... but they seem to borrow heavily from Apple's old style.

Hell even the new IE commercials are better. I think they should have gone the iPad commercial route where you can see why you would want it. These commercials don't show you the product, they don't show you anything. Let's see these cards...let's see these coffee table books, let's see how easy it is to edit with iMovie...

If I'm spending $1000-$2500 on a machine, I'm not taking some dork in a blue shirt's word for it.

reply to skeechan
Bring back Hodgman.

reply to skeechan
It points out how helpful Apple's geniuses are. Buying a Mac compuater is like buying an Audi or a Lexus or any other high-end car in that not only is the product itself great but the support behind it is great as well. I can't tell you how many times I've sent relatives to the genius bars at the closest Apple store because I was tired of walking them through stuff over the phone and the genius was able to help them.

The next set of commercials will probably highlight something about Mountain Lion.
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reply to skeechan
Why do folks get wound up about commercials? Do they influence what you buy? If Apple puts out a commercial you don't like do you then not buy the product?

I'm lost on this one.
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No, I won't. In fact I saw a crappy iPod commercial once and ran out and bought 29 Zunes...all in brown. Then I kicked my dog and broke the controller to my Neo Geo...on purpose mind you.

reply to skeechan
I think they were alright. They seem to be selling ease of use, and service after the sale instead of actual product this time around. Good move in my opinion.
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Apple makes people seem like clueless idiots in the ads. They should have had the people asking smarter questions in smarter situations, and then have the blue guy providing smart solutions.

I think very few people are willing to look at the morons being depicted as consumers in the ads as being proxies for themselves.
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reply to skeechan
I agree - my son & I have been complaining about the new ads for weeks now. They are too mainstream/typical. Not funny, edgy or clever. Really aiming for the unhip crowd. Maybe due to the success of Apple products among the non-artist/creative/hipster/smart set.

reply to skeechan
Who still watches commercials?

reply to skeechan
Agreed! I saw one today and it DID suck IMO.

You guys must be Apple haters!

reply to Count Zero

My local Apple Stores changed how you get checked in and called up. It used to be the LCD "TVs" behind the bar showed the names of those checked in and what order you are in. You could wander around until you got to the top of the list. It was always very well organized, even when the stores are swamped as they normally are here.

Now you just have to stand around the bar and hover and hope they know which person you are. They don't even have a designated area to wait despite the bar being a good 20 feet long. It's really lame and a hassle to get in and out these days.