Saturday Night Live’s December 19, 2009 “Weekend Update” bit took a crack at Apple’s iPhone with Seth Meyers telling the audience:
It was reported this week that Google will soon launch its own cellphone as a challenge to the iPhone. Also a challenge to the iPhone: Making phone calls.
Direct link to video via YouTube here.
MacDailyNews Take: Had enough yet, Apple? There comes a point where it doesn’t even matter if what’s being said is even true, it becomes a commonly-accepted “truth” and the only way to change perception is to change the game in your favor.
Is it time yet for Apple to change their game in the U.S.?
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Fred Mertz” for the heads up.]
SNL hasn’t been funny since the 70’s.
Funnier joke is SNL is still on the air after all these years of being not funny.
I wonder how much Verizon paid them for this little jab at Apple/AT&T;?
Chevy Chase and Bill Murray … the good ol’ days.
SNL hasn’t been funny since the 80’s.
MDN: There comes a point where it doesn’t even matter if what’s being said is even true, it becomes a commonly-accepted “truth” and the only way to change perception is to change the game in your favor.
Sarah Palin.
SNL hasn’t been funny since the 90’s.
Apple may want to ‘change its game’ but the agreement with ATT may preclude that at least until the summer. In Canada, the iPhone is now available on all the major carriers. The same is true for many other countries.
SNL hasn’t been funny since the 00’s.
This lame attempt at humor is news?
sign of the dumbed down times…
@Riley:
“I wonder how much Verizon paid them for this little jab at Apple/AT&T;?”
Not one single dollar dude…..not one single dollar.
I’ve had Sprint, Verizon and now my iPhone with AT&T;. I would never trade my iPhone for anything and haven’t had any issues with service here in Chicago AT&T;. I’ve actually had the best service with AT&T;and the worst with Verizon (soooo many dropped calls).
ChicagoMusicGuy:
Ditto
“MDN: There comes a point where it doesn’t even matter if what’s being said is even true, it becomes a commonly-accepted “truth” and the only way to change perception is to change the game in your favor.”
Czar obama
Well, they do still put out a few gems on occasion
http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/clips/china-cold-open/1178451/
BMWTwisty:
Actually that is the Official self stated – Karl Rove/Dick Cheney MO.
OMG! MDN is being critical of Apple? Hell hath frozen over on Christmas week…
SNL Weekend Update hasn’t been funny since Jane Curtain left.
Trouble making phone calls? Really? Not in Minneapolis/St. Paul. In fact – about 2 years ago AT&T;wasn’t that good here – but they must have done some serious upgrading. The only place I’ve lost complete signal is in underground parking garages. I’m okay with that.
Never had a dropped call once here in Western Asia despite long calls on O2. Only problem is PAYG account URL keeps resetting itself.
Do US hacked iPhones running on other US carriers have the same problems?
What, no stated ways for Apple to change the game in their favor? How about some enlightenment MDN.
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All this yapping about the AT&T;network. I’ve been an iPhone user since the first month it was out and have thoroughly enjoyed the experience. Every once in awhile I’ll have network issues but that’s almost always when I’m in the middle of nowhere. Pretty much a non-issue to me……
I actually like SNL, but that just wasn’t funny. And not because they insulted Apple, it’s just that it came out of nowhere.
SNL hasn’t been funny since right before this clip aired.
ATT easily has the crappiest network world wide. The fact that Apple teamed up with this shit-for-brains company is a joke. Apple will really hate the day they linked up with them
@bates
that’s easy, it starts with T-Mobile and Sprint and after they’ve experience being the butt of SNL jokes, then Verizon Wireless.
Haven’t had a dropped call yet, but then I only use my iPhone a couple of times a day. I’m not one who yaps constantly. Except here on MDN.
I thought I’d better preempt that.