[G4] G5 TV Ad Distasteful & Disturbing

[sr ferenczy]

mmm, seems like a bit of an overreaction to me. i think the ad is  
completely goofy, but i have seen cocoa puff (its a US breakfast  
cereal) ads with the same kind of  "violence and destruction"

the ad does seem VERY un-apple like, which in my mind is the bigger  
travesty. apple ingenuity has always kicked ass, but that ad feels  
along the same lines as the "dell dude" ads.

sandor

On Wednesday, July 16, 2003, at 04:13  AM, Kunga wrote:

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> I'm not sure I agree with this sort of effect being a very  
> constructive analogy to convey the positive power and strength of this  
> next generation Mac. Quite frankly, I find it distasteful and  
> disturbing - not funny. I'm very disappointed in this approach. We do  
> not need computers to create more destruction than 9/11 has already  
> rendered. This is a tasteless and insensitive approach to the G5  
> introduction. I think this ad should be pulled ASAP.
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