How annoyed are you by Apple Ads? (Yes answer scores points)
1. Have you ever owned or wanted a “MacSux” T-Shirt? (1 point).
2. Have you ever played a multiplayer online game? (1 point).

3. Have you ever been to a LAN party? (1 point).

4. Have you ever worn a MacSux T-Shirt to a LAN party? (5 points)
5. Do you own an XBox 360 or a Zune? (1 point). Both = (10 points).

6. Are you now or planning to be an MSCE? (10 points).

7. Did you, or will you cheat on your MSCE test? (1000 points).

8. Do you patrol the internet every day looking for your daily dose of bad news about Apple? (5 points) Do you post “hater” comments at Mac sites? (10 points).

9. Is Steve Jobs an A**hole? (50 points).

10. Should Bill Gates be the ruler of Planet Earth? (100 points).

0-2 points…………Not annoyed all, I like them.
3-10 points……….I’m Annoyed.
11-25 points……..Steve Jobs is an A**hole.
26+ points……….I get so annoyed, I throw chairs.

Agree! It’s getting as bad as “Dude, you’re gettin’ a Dell!”

I found the ad incredibly funny and well done. Mostly because of PC’s acting skills. I don’t know why it annoys you – PC only says what current “Vista users” and “IT execs who use XP” are already saying.

Come on Apple, keep it up – I love the new add … still chuckling

I found it really funny. The best part was it being placed on C|Net’s Vista page. If you look past the whole PC/MAC debate and look at the ads for the comic value … they really are top notch and very funny.

I agree with Mark… they aren’t saying anything PC user’s aren’t already saying.

The Apple ads that annoy me are the “street confession” versions. Those are just plain dumb. But I stop the Tivo Fast Forward every time I see a new PC/MAC ad!

Well, you could always lodge a complaint with those sites about the use of ads that allow them to offer the content for free. However, solsie.com would also have to say no to ads revenue to avoid being hypocritical. And frankly as ads go, I’ll take an Apple ad over a ‘crazy frog’ ringtone ad any day.
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“I get so annoyed, I throw chairs.” 25+ points
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Is that you Balmer??

I think they are hilarious. The Mac guy is not pushing people to buy a Mac, only to express how easy they are to use and how feature rich they are. He repeatedly explains this to PC, but PC is so paranoid he feels like he has to “one up” Mac (MSFT, anyone?). I think they are very well done and funny to boot. It’s great marketing, IMHO. Windows users really need to get a life if they think Apple is going to topple them from their #1 spot.

Mathue,
That’s not my point. What I meant is it is about time for a company with great creativity such Apple to move on with different marketing theme instead of repeating the same song over and over….