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Novell/Linux Parody on Apple's Mac vs PC Ads

Posted by Zonk on from the john-hodgeman-still-wins dept.

xtaski writes "Wired's 'Cult of Mac' blog offers up video of Novell's spin on the Apple Mac vs. PC ads. The twist: a young lady portraying that winsome third party, Linux. There are two ads available for perusal, and the second is definitely the better of the two."

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  1. Re:You tried to parod a humorous commercial? by Blakey+Rat · · Score: 0, Troll

    Or in one word: FAIL

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  2. Re:Option #3 - SELinux by pallmall1 · · Score: 1, Troll

    For cryin' out loud, man, get a life.

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  3. Quality - Superior ? by udippel · · Score: 0, Troll

    So sad. I am no MAC fanboy.
    Still, the quality of the Quicktime beats the meagre MPGs hands down.
    Had Novell had any senses, they would have offered a technical quality at par or even better than Apple.
    So sad. Linux would have deserved better.
    Maybe Novell not.

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  4. Re:How about a link to the downloadable videos? by topham · · Score: 0, Troll

    The choice of a woman to represent Linux is perfect, and the reference to the many possible outfits (think X11 widget crap) is perfect.

    indecision was spot on.

  5. Re:Eh by limecat4eva · · Score: 0, Troll

    Don't look to dorks for subtlety. Especially not the kind of dorks who don't understand why people would rather use Macs than fuck around endlessly with AUTOEXEC.BAT.

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