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Apple Mac/PC Ads With a UK Twist

Posted by kdawson on from the python-would-be-proud dept.

leppi writes "Japanese isn't the only language barrier Apple's decided to cross with its 'I'm a Mac, I'm a PC' ads. Those Brits love their 'shenanigans and tomfoolery' just as much as the next guy. Watch the Peep Show's Mitchell and Webb do the honors as PC and Mac, respectively."

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  1. The title is all wrong... by bytta · · Score: 5, Funny

    Shouldn't that be
    Apple Mac/PC Ads With a Twist of Limey?

  2. Apple get the terminology WRONG!!! by pandrijeczko · · Score: 5, Insightful
    "PC" stands for "Personal Computer" which could be running Windows, Linux, *BSD, MSDOS, FreeDOS, etc. etc.

    Perhaps Apple's marketing consultants need to go on a quick computer course - after all, only a Windows PC is vulnerable to the "140,000 viruses" and whilst, using Crossover Office, it's possible to run MS Office on Linux, this is not the norm.

    In the UK, we have an Advertising Standards Agency that should stop misleading adverts - this looks to be a prime example for them now...

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    1. Re:Apple get the terminology WRONG!!! by earthbound+kid · · Score: 5, Interesting

      They mention this in the Japanese Get A Mac ads. The PC is like, "Hey, aren't you kind of a PC, too?"
      The Mac, "Yeah, but people like me a lot, so they gave me this kind of a nickname, 'Mac.' Cool, huh?"
      PC, "What!? I want a nickname, too!"
      "Oh, I know, since you're so into doing serious stuff, they could call you 'Work'!" ('Work' sounds like 'Mac' in Japanese.)

      It was a pretty cute routine, but it doesn't work as well in translation. Also, I'm just going by my memory. And I'm only semi-fluent. But it was something like that.

  3. The ads from Apple UK by wenzi · · Score: 5, Informative

    You can see them here in QT instead of YouTube

    http://www.apple.com/uk/getamac/

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  4. Re:Yup, these two are suitable PC and Macs by biffta · · Score: 5, Informative

    For those left wondering, Peep Show is a British comedy from channel 4. If any of these ads even made you smirk I'd suggest watching an episode or two, they're fantastically original!