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Steve Jobs rejected over 200 ‘Get a Mac’ ads

Tuesday, May 28, 2019 10:28 amTuesday, May 28, 20195 Comments

John Hodgman’s buttoned-up PC and Justin Long‘s relaxed Mac traded passive-aggressive barbs

John Hodgman and Justin Long provide oral history of Apple’s ‘Get a Mac’ campaign

Thursday, December 8, 2016 1:39 pmThursday, December 8, 20165 Comments

John Hodgman, Justin Long and scriptwriter Jason Sperling share stories of the legendary Apple campaign and revisit unaired scripts…

Funny or Die to premiere Steve Jobs ‘iSteve’ movie starring Justin Long on April 15

Monday, March 18, 2013 4:31 pmMonday, March 18, 201311 Comments

Funny or Die, the comedy Web site, said over the weekend that it had made its own Steve Jobs movie…

Why Windows crapware still exists; or why you should just buy a Mac

Thursday, January 17, 2013 10:38 amThursday, January 17, 201333 Comments

Don’t waste your money on a cheap, crappy Windows PC – you will actually come out way ahead by buying a Mac…

Windows 8 baffles consumers as Microsoft loads up the bases for Apple’s mighty Macintosh

Friday, October 19, 2012 4:28 pmFriday, October 19, 201261 Comments

The release of Microsoft’s Windows 8 operating system is a week away…

Creative director behind Apple’s TV ads quits, moves to Samsung ad agency

Friday, August 24, 2012 9:23 amSunday, February 3, 201349 Comments

Scott Trattner, executive creative director at TBWA/Media Arts Lab…

Beleaguered Dell busted for using fake sweepstakes to hawk warranties

Monday, August 20, 2012 10:36 am8 Comments

Dell Support was busted for using fake sweepstakes to hawk warranties…

John Hodgman: ‘Everything good I have done, I have done on a Mac.’

Sunday, October 9, 2011 6:27 pmSunday, October 9, 201121 Comments

John Hodgman, known for his personification of a Windows PC versus Justin Long…

Top 10 Apple viral video ads of under Steve Jobs (with video)

Saturday, August 27, 2011 10:43 amSaturday, August 27, 201122 Comments

Steve Jobs changed industries. But he also has an eye for great ad campaigns…

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