Justin Long: I'm a Mac Ads "Might be Done"
Justin Long: I'm a Mac Ads "Might be Done"
Posted 04/09/2010 at 12:14pm
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The war between Macs and PCs (as in, Windows-based) is far from over, but the battle tactics might be shifting, at least on Apple's end. According to an interview with Justin Long, the actor who portrays a Mac in the "Get a Mac" ads, Apple might be ending the famed advertising campaign.
"You know, I think they might be done," Long told the Onion's A.V. Club. "In fact, I heard from John [Hodgman], I think they're going to move on -- I can't say definitively -- which is sad, because not only am I going to miss doing them, but also working with John. I've become very close with him, and he's one of my dearest, greatest friends. It was so much fun to go do that job, because there's not a lot to it for me. A lot of it is just keeping myself entertained between takes, and there's no one I'd rather do it with than John."
It should be noted that Apple hasn't made any official statement regarding an ad campaign that first started back in 2006, so it's entirely possible that more "Get a Mac" ads are in the pipeline. But if they are finished, the question is, will they be missed?
Full interview here.
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Keith E. Whisman
April 11, 2010 at 10:48am
I got the Thirtieth Comment... Ha ha ha ha ha............ Awesome. That's all I had to say. I'm just really really happy there aren't going to be any more sucky Mac Vs PC Commercials where the PC loses. We all know in real life PC wins every freaking time.
B10H4Z4RD
April 10, 2010 at 8:24am
YAYYYYYYYYY justin long you hairless molerat...good ridance! oh right...he can still act...well theres a posotive and a negative for ye
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smashingpumpin
April 10, 2010 at 1:11am
I'd say tabloids and wikileaks finally caught the two (J.L. and guy with
glasses lol) using and savoring Windows sercretly all these years!!! rofl_______________________________________________
he's pwning with a trackpad? oh really? oh reheheheeally?
pcmaximus
April 09, 2010 at 11:31pm
now with macs and pc's more alike than different, isn't it time to make peace and join together against the real threat of consoles?
avenger48
April 10, 2010 at 8:00pm
Name 5 console games that can be played on a mac? Yeah, I thought so.
Sebie Kay
April 13, 2010 at 9:27am
Boot Camp software, dual boot a mac with a Mac OS and Windows.
Yeah, there's the threat: Macs can run windows! As for the list of 5 games... take your pick at any PC game that is also on a console. You know, that list that is in reality to big to count.
Yeah, I thought so.
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FuzzKnuckle
April 09, 2010 at 8:42pm
I'm a total MS fanboy, and I can tell you that I've loved those ads over the years. They did a terrific job of making fun of Windows, and I had a ton of laughs. I have no idea how accurate they were as it pertains to Macs, because I don't know much about Macs. But they were spot on for Windows. I always looked forward to the next round of ads as they were released. I don't know why they would want to stop now, there's no shortage of things to make fun of. I'm sure they could squeeze another couple of years out of them. It's true that Windows is full of headaches -- I love it in spite of its flaws, and that's not going to change anytime soon. I love my kids too, and they are far bigger pains in the arses than Windows!
Keith E. Whisman
April 09, 2010 at 6:42pm
As a Devils Advocate I will say those Ads were far better than the Microsoft Ads. I mean Microsoft should have been retaliative towards Apple in the same fashion as the Apple Commercials. Like I'm a PC and Mac just plain sucks.. See that would be funny. Or have the Mac guy take a healthy crap on the Mac Guy.. Very very funny. But MS ruined it. Or the PC guy could have gotten pissed off at the Mac guy and took out a baseball bat and beet the mac guy up with it. Or even a Taser.
Caboose
April 10, 2010 at 11:53am
The PC would BEET the Mac guy? And do what? Stain his shirt all red?
-= I don't want to be dead, I want to be alive! Or... a cowboy! =-
Keith E. Whisman
April 10, 2010 at 3:16pm
Well now that you have replied I am unable to edit my comment to correct my spelling.. Thanks alot.
And I meant Beat. As in Beat it or Beat off or Beat to quarters.
linkmaster6
April 09, 2010 at 4:04pm
They'll be moving on to power thirststyle commercials.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRuNxHqwazs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-3qncy5Qfk
Caboose
April 10, 2010 at 11:51am
You've tried the worst, now try the thirst... QUENCHER!!
-= I don't want to be dead, I want to be alive! Or... a cowboy! =-
fry
April 09, 2010 at 3:54pm
Even Apple realized those commercials are just getting annoying. In any case, I think Apple will generally start to lose interest in heavily promoting its OS X based machines. Not nearly enough profit.
Why bother with traditional computers when the mobile market is so potentially lucrative? Steve Jobs' wet dream = the entire world on Apple mobile devices. Annual replacement required and several different ways for Apple to bleed money out of consumers during the life of the product.
dracx619
April 09, 2010 at 3:49pm
these were the ads that started my whole anti apple mentality. before them, i simply like windows more, i then almost fell for this junk then realized they were full of it. now because of these ads, i started to see more of their bs and is why i hate them and will never own anything apple. so will i miss them? heck no
PawBear
April 09, 2010 at 3:26pm
Give credit where credit is due. Advertisements aren't designed to be fair, they're designed to sell. I think these did just that. Besides, I got a good laugh from them and more often than not agreed with them. You guys take the Apple vs. Pc thing far too seriously.
Z5DELTA
April 14, 2010 at 4:58am
I agree w/PawBear, just good for a laugh & thats about it.. Good Luck, Phil B.
Keith E. Whisman
April 09, 2010 at 6:37pm
In what way did you agree with the Anti PC advertisements? Are you from MaximumMac.com spying on us?
heronhaus
April 09, 2010 at 3:04pm
Good riddance to bad (lying) rubbish.
Justin Long is a (talentless) Douche.
leo655
April 10, 2010 at 10:22am
Don't beat up Justin he's just mouthing what the writers and APPLE want him to say!!
Keith E. Whisman
April 09, 2010 at 3:00pm
Aw Cry me a river Justin Apple Long. PC wins.
I've had people tell me to try to be more PC. Or hey that wasn't PC. So PC has made it's way to every aspect of American Life..
I've never had anyone tell me hey thats not Mac or try to be more Mac....
Danthrax66
April 09, 2010 at 4:25pm
I can't tell if you are joking or not because PC means politically correct...
Baer
April 09, 2010 at 2:07pm
They made many of us go from just plain P C users to Mac haters. They were so full of B S
Caboose
April 09, 2010 at 1:24pm
Is the Onion's "A.V. Club" a real news site, or another parody news site like 'The Onion' ??
-= I don't want to be dead, I want to be alive! Or... a cowboy! =-
Paul_Lilly
April 09, 2010 at 1:34pm
It's a real news site that concentrates mostly on entertainment (movies, comics, etc).
-Paul Lilly
TheMiddleman
April 09, 2010 at 12:55pm
Out with a whimper. That's the Apple way. No worries, seeing how these ads just haven't had the same impact since Microsoft's "Laptop Hunters" debuted, and went a long way towards opening the general public's eyes to how ridiculously overpriced Macs are.
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