I found the article quite entertaining... even if a little bit presumptuous.
This one is kinda funny:
Quote: "Unless you have been walking around with your eyes closed, and your head encased in a block of concrete, with a blindfold tied round it, in the dark - unless you have been doing that, you surely can't have failed to notice the current Apple Macintosh campaign"
Well... I haven't seen a Macintosh ad for quite a while (8-9 years at least) to be honest... I don't watch TV cause I can't stand the commercials (in general), I adblock all of them on the Web, and I haven't seen any Mac ads in the papers or heard them on the radio...
Quote: "Mitchell and Webb. They are a logical choice in one sense (everyone likes them), but a curious choice in another, since they are best known for the television series Peep Show - probably the best sitcom of the past five years"
Oh my. I watched one episode of that sitcom and found it completely awful... Never watched another one. If that's the best, one can only immagine what the worst one is like. Is the British TV becoming the same crap as the American one?
Quote: "If the ads were really honest, Webb would be standing there with one arm, struggling to open a packet of peanuts while Mitchell effortlessly tore his apart with both hands."
:lol: I love this quote! And I happen to agree with it... Using a single mouse button is really painful.
All in all, I don't *hate* Macs, but from my point of view, there's no difference with the PC, especially since they moved on the x86, now it's like a wolf in sheep's clothing. I see no difference whatsoever from the hardware point of view, and I never really cared for MacOS. It's like the pot calling the kettle black.
Personally I find Linux way more interesting even if not nearly as interesting as AmigaOS ever was.
But I can understand why the author feels so annoyed by Apple advertising. I find the same over here with Telus, I just can't stand them ;-)
Just my 5 cents.
