1984 Apple's First Macintosh Commercial

You sir, are awesome, I would give you triple karma if I could. For those who don't "get" the quote, it's the infamous 1984 Apple ad, directed by Ridley Scott. Links below for reference [VIDEO] [LINK] (television_commercial)

The Apple 1984 commercial is my favorite [VIDEO] you are releasing something as significant as the Macintosh I think it's too much money.

For those you who weren't around in 1984... Or didn't pay attention in high school english or decades old super bowl ads. Apple's commercial: [VIDEO] And the obligatory wiki link: [LINK]

> Why care about OS:es when there is no room for anyone on that level of abstraction apart from a handful developers at MS, Apple and Google? There is as much room as there are people frustrated with the "state of the art." Edit: Have you seen this apple commercial [VIDEO] . Yes it is from 1984 and you might think it doesn't apply.

Coincidentally, I'm reading the book at the moment (again). Is the movie any good? And of course, don't forget the epic Macintosh ad: [VIDEO]

"Four legs good, two legs bad!" [VIDEO] sorry if you feel I'm slightly mixing metaphors. Sometimes I feel like I'm chatting in a forum of frogs in a pot of rising heat.

Hopefully this was intended as humor (and it was funny), and not as a straight-faced critique. It is not news that different styles of ad campaign can be effective; Apple has launched a fair few smarmy (Get a Mac [LINK] ) or fanciful (1984 [VIDEO] ) salvos at the competition itself. What I learned from the 1984 ad: The CEOs of all Apple competitors have monkey-like visages and enjoy sitting very close to the camera as they brainwash the world. The Macintosh makes you proficient at the hammer throw. Incidentally, it also turns you into a woman with orange shorts.

The future of personal computing that the iPad shows us is both seductive and dystopian. Upon reading that, I was immediately reminded of this: [VIDEO] minus the sledge.