Apple 1984 Mac Ad Remade with Steve Jobs as Dictator
Remember Apple’s 1984 Macintosh commercial, which portrayed Apple as a rebel brand shattering technological conformity? Twenty-five years later, the tables have turned. Now Apple is the tyrant, enforcing technological conformity by locking iTunes out to anything but iPhones and iPods.
A startup named doubleTwist plans to change all that, by making software that lets you connect to iTunes using non-Apple devices. Their first ad features a remake of Apple’s 1984 ad, but with a twist. Now Steve Jobs is the evil dictator, and the enslaved masses wear iPod earbuds.
This parody is a stroke of pure genius. There’s probably no clearer way to dramatize how Apple has betrayed the rebellious ideals of its foundation.
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Wow. I like your banner dude. Such a stud!
Thanks, Nightwish! Geeky is the new sexy. 😉
Mac haters (myself included) would want to see a commercial showing just how much a non-gamer friendly Apple is. Or a commercials showing why Apple platforms don’t get viruses/ trojans (Because hackers won’t bother making viruses recognized by Mac).
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Macs get trojans. Apple just lies about it. 😉
It’s funny how Apple likes to position itself as some sort of hip underdog to the corporate monster that is Microsoft.
But they’re all tyrants, ironically. That’s marketing for you.
Pot calling kettle. 😉
It’s not just about the tyranny, either. As you can see in this clip from Pirates of Silicon Valley, Steve Jobs accused Bill Gates of stealing from him — when in fact, they both stole from Xerox. That’s “innovation” for you. 😛