On Mon, Apr 7, 2008 at 11:44 AM, Don Dailey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > But I have to say something about the MAC commercials. I find them > incredibly offensive (like so many other commercials that play on your > fears and treat us like we are incredible stupid and cannot see what > they are trying to do.) They show a stodgy, somewhat older man who > represents Microsoft along with a "cool" younger, thinner and better > looking man who represents Macs. The Microsoft man is a bit of a > dullard while the Mac guy is super-cool and progressive and clearly has > it together. > > What is particularly ironic, is that the type of people who would > succumb to such an advertisement (by buying a Mac), is probably best > portrayed by the dullard, the guy in the commercial who obviously isn't > thinking for himself. Makes me want to puke! > I mostly agree with your statements, but I think the Mac commercials aren't too bad. The "older" guy (who happens to be John Hodgman, a very funny comedian) just represents boring business types, which I think refers to the overwhelming advantage that Microsoft has in that type of market (Excel, Powerpoint, etc.). It's just trying to say that the main purpose of a Mac, based on the applications that come with it, are playing music, looking at photos, editing video, and so on. And if you go to a "hip" coffeeshop, you will see how much power they have in this market. Every college kid sits there with their iBook editing their independent film and writing in their blog. Maybe it's just especially bad because I live in Austin, TX, but I get the impression that it's like that everywhere. I do agree, though, that most Mac users (just like most computer users in general...) are not thinking for themselves. Mac users buy both a computer and an image to present to others. But anyways, NetBSD is the best.
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