In Search of Gold, Apple's New Mac Ads are Olympic Fails
Apple's success is due, in part, to the company's ability to creatively market and advertise its products. The "Get a Mac" commercials featuring John Hodgman (as a PC) and Justin Long (as a Mac) were at times hilarious, and it didn't matter that they exaggerated topics to the point of inaccuracy. In fact, if you're a Windows PC user, you remember them because they grossly overstated the so-called facts, not in spite of them.
It's more than a little surprising, then, that Apple released not one, but three consecutive duds that aired during the 2012 London Olympics.
These new ads aren't just bad, they're horrendously awful, and presented to the public on one of the biggest stages, no less. At the time of this writing, the three 30-second ads have amassed 2,593 dislikes and 189 likes on YouTube. On average, 93.3 percent of online viewers have given the videos a thumbs down.
Can they really be that bad? Well, the first one ("Mayday") features an Apple Genius advising a Mac user who forgot his anniversary on how to make a video for his wife before his plane lands. The point of the ad is to show that Apple software is incredibly easy to use and efficient, but it's portrayed in a way that makes your average Mac user come off like a complete tool.
All three ads star the same Apple Genius, and we can't help but remember the "Dude, you're getting a Dell" commercials. That's not exactly a flattering comparison for Apple, but it's one that's earned. The general reaction around the Web is that these are "embarrassing" and only succeed in portraying Mac users are "inept."
We've embedded all three ads above for your viewing [dis]pleasure. What do you think?
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They bit the Apple in the face |
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It is much like I see in general from Apple lately no completion. The new iPad is awesome and has this great super duper high rez display, but we forgot to find a disto and the materials to make enough, and oh yeah there also supposed to be on the new iBooks to, but we don't have enough for even the new iPads so no one can have a new iBook, oh and the iPhone 5 is probably going to be late to but we do have a new service pack for our OS you need to pay for if you want it rather than getting it like all other OS service packs for free. |
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Oh and virus's malware etc seems to be creeping up and growing more common as well but they don't have any virus updates much to speak of unless of course you want to pay for an antivirus even though it does not have many updates either it is better than running in the parade nude I guess. |
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I'm old enough (40) to remember the Cabbage Patch craze in the 80s :) Tickle Me Elmo didn't have anything on those cute, chubby little babies! ;) |
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ROFL both of my sisters got there cabbagepatch kids at Babyland General (I am from Georgia) so it was somewhat ordinary for girls in North Georgia anyway. |
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HH, you're supposed to counter my prejudices, not confirm them !.... Henri |
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These commercials entirely suck I saw a couple and was wondering "what the hell" when I saw them, there horrible. I did assume they were going to somehow sooner or later make sense of them though. |
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WOW they are all sooooooo bad, I gave it to Apple for their adds but now they look desperate and have not class at all. |
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Apple tried to copy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V40oo4kkzHg That add had taste and was well done, apples version was total fail... |
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The first commercial on the plane I thought actually wasn't too bad. It showed that apps on the Mac were simple however I dislike the use of the Apple "Genius". Everyone knows that Apple Geniuses are a joke. |
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Truly disappointing, like Paul said, apple is normally a rock star when it comes to marketing and sales, this is a serious flop and steve jobs would never have let it happen. Tim Rice dropped the ball this time. The first great apple commercial, the 1984 commercial, set a standard that would only be broken once by jobs, his failed sequel with business managers walking off a cliff. I hope Tim Rice can chalk this one up to experience and let it be forgotten. |
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