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THIS one I really like...It makes online advertising funny, pointed and engaging...well done

I really like those dual interactive banner ads Apple does. They are really fun and I haven't seen anyone else pull it off quite as well.

The fact that I would say that I like an ADVERTISEMENT means that the the ad is very good

"Never ask a man what computer he uses. If it’s a Mac, he’ll tell you. If it’s not, why embarrass him?" ~Tom Clancy

Nov 02, 09 - 09:32 am Comment from: BobM

I'd be curious to know what percentage of NYT and Wired readers turn the sound on. Of course the ad is almost equally effective with the sound off. Great design.

Nov 02, 09 - 09:36 am Comment from: DLMeyer

Would have been nicer without the severe lag.

Is that a real quote from Clancy?

Nov 02, 09 - 09:41 am Comment from: flappo

i was at my local town hall today and they had a big shiny display running windows xp , trying SO hard to impress everyone

it crashed and we got a lovely big bsod

that made my day

:D

Nov 02, 09 - 09:42 am Comment from: Beowulf

I googled the quote and found that apparently Clancy uses that as his signature on emails.

Nov 02, 09 - 10:13 am Comment from: silverwarloc

That's a real quote from Tom Clancy!

Nov 02, 09 - 10:36 am Comment from: theloniousMac

I got no lag and I'm on an iPhone over wifi.

Nov 02, 09 - 10:38 am Comment from: qka

Love that Tom Clancy quote, have added it to my Mail sigs

@Beowulf - a reference would be great!

Nov 02, 09 - 10:41 am Comment from: qka

OK, what appears to be the most reliable source on the Tom Clancy quote:

http://books.google.com/books?id=2V34EMJkaAIC&pg=PA846&lpg=PA846&dq=Tom+clancy+"Never+ask+a+man+what+computer+he+uses."&source=bl&ots=dzZ7q8CcNr&sig=npDGubBlQCWqU9qBbtaSWf6PxQ4&hl=en&ei=Kf3uStm4OtPZlAeBvPz_BA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CB0Q6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=Tom clancy "Never ask a man what computer he uses."&f=false

Nov 02, 09 - 11:28 am Comment from: Uncle Al

I believe this is a take-off from the line, "Never ask a man if he’s from Texas. If he is, he’ll tell you. If he isn’t, don’t embarrass him.” Citations I found in a quick search go back to at least 1945, although sometimes it reads, "There’s no need to ask a man what state’s he’s from. If he’s from Texas, he’ll tell you himself; if he’s not, why embarrass him?"

Nov 02, 09 - 11:30 am Comment from: Uncle Al

(Begin anti-Texas/Texans flames.)

Another one of those pathethic misleading advertisements from CRAPple about their bogus products with their FUD messages. When will they learn....... Windows is KING and they are puppets to Microsoft.

http://www.bing.com When it comes to decisions that matter, Bing & Decide

Nov 02, 09 - 02:18 pm Comment from: finelineBob

Bing. MS names its search engine after a (well-loved) actor/singer from pre-Baby Boom times. What demographic are they shooting for here?

Is "I'm a PC" really a lame, Microsft copy of Zune Tang, not quite getting the wit or humor right?"

I never tire of these ads.