“Radar reports that Apple’s ‘Mac Guy,’ Justin Long is out, but ‘PC Guy’ John Hodgman stays,” Bambi Hambi writes for Mac360. “Is Apple’s best ever TV ad campaign headed for history or ready to make history?”
“In true Apple style, the change will be historic. ‘PC Guy’ will switch to a Mac,” Hambi writes. “What a perfect set up for Apple to show Windows virus weary PC users how easy and wonderful a digital life can be when you switch to a Mac than having ‘PC Guy’ actually switch to a Mac.”
Hambi writes, “Don’t tell me that’s not a brilliant idea. Will it happen? Yes, sometime between the launch of Windows Vista and the introduction of Mac OS X Leopard.”
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