I'm Not a PC: John Hodgman Hearts Apple
Say it ain't so!
John Hodgman is famous for playing the nerdy, awkward and very uncool PC character in Apple's "Mac vs. PC" ad campaign. Given that he's starring in Apple commercials, it shouldn't be surprising to hear Hodgman loves all things Apple but that doesn't mean it doesn't sting just a little.
AppleInsider reports that in a recent Diggnation interview, Hodgman revealed that he was given an iPod and a MacBook Pro on the first round of commercials he did for Apple. The self-professed Mac-fan used his own MacBook Air for the duration of the show.
Does this change the way you feel towards Apple's portrayal of PC?
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Should it?
He's doing it for money, I don't blame him. I would do the same.
hey if apple was paying me loads of cash for being a bad guy on one of there ads i probably would go with apple too
so apple users are actually fat old rambling men in suits
Does this change the way you feel towards Apple's portrayal of PC?
No.
BTW the PC character isn't 'nerdy, awkward and very uncool' he's honest and true to himself and doesn't pretend to be something he's not unlike the obnoxious twat next to him.
This is pointless news, apple obviously gave an ipod to the author of this article just to write this pointless news. And they want to publish this as news just to get all the stupid people who watch the commercials to realize that the PC character isn't actually a PC person in real life...
No.
BTW the PC character isn't 'nerdy, awkward and very uncool' he's honest and true to himself and doesn't pretend to be something he's not unlike the obnoxious twat next to him.
so true. him and those people who say they are going to mac in those commercials too come off as complete assholes too
So the guy in Apple's commercial is a Mac fan?
/sarcasm
I'm shocked...
/end sarcasm
Was this article even necessary?
And this is supposed to be surprising? Who knows, maybe he gets a bonus on his contract for saying hes Mac only and using only Macs for the duration of his contract.
So their ads should be "I'm a Mac and I'm a Mac"
Was this article even necessary?
It was completel necessarey... as far as ads go anyway
that just proves the "actors" used in this farce are just as fake as their message attempts to be.
no s**t sherlock. you think a pc would go on there and do that for apple? john is probably a bigger douce than the mac guy.
So their ads should be "I'm a Mac and I'm a Mac"
Yeah, and after they recite those words respectively, the two men begin making out passionately. After about 20 seconds of tongue kissing, they simultaneously turn their heads towards the camera and declare in slow, sensual unison: "The worst of both worlds. We're a Mac." [fade to black]
everytime he says the world apple or mac he gets 5 cents.
So the guy in Apple's commercial is a Mac fan? /sarcasmI'm shocked.../end sarcasmWas this article even necessary?
Oh man...if you are going to be nerdy and use fake code as your comment at least do it the right way! It should look like this:
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They're both just hired actors. It is more surprising that either one of them knows anything about computers. Of course "owning" one and "using" one are still 2 different things. Maybe they should have just given him a couple of iphones, he could probably relate to those better.
Oh man...if you are going to be nerdy and use fake code as your comment at least do it the right way! It should look like this:sarcasm/sarcasm
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LOL code stripped by forum nice.
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Ok I submit your way is better.
No.BTW the PC character isn't 'nerdy, awkward and very uncool' he's honest and true to himself and doesn't pretend to be something he's not unlike the obnoxious twat next to him.
I agree wholeheartedly, Justin Long just oozes douchebagery.
OMG, ppl's opinions can be BOUGHT?! Even actors who are in advertisements>?!
Well that just shatters everything that i believed to be true.
You mean someone in a TV commercial was ACTING?!?! OMG!
I did not think it was possible to like the apple ads even less.
lol, its a commercial.
A more interesting news article would point out that Hodgman is impersonating an actual MS employee who Apple apparently thinks is nerdy looking and a good target for worldwide ridicule. What a great corporate ethos they have over there at Apple.
He was paid to portray PC negatively, and he uses apple products? SHOCKING.
I still think the ads are stupid and fail to advertise their product. The apple EULA that you have to buy their hardware to use their software is more nazi than anything microsoft ever attempted.
This doesn't surprise me. Even Apple won't do a fair PC fan vs. Mac fan commercial. It's just Mac fan pretending to be a PC fan and failing on purpose vs. a Mac fan. So one-sided, but I wouldn't expect anything better from Apple.
In other news, Gene Hackman is not a megalomaniacal super villain, and Michael Keaton is not Batman.
since when is steve jobbs not a nerd? he exemplifies the typical above 20's aged mac nerd, which typically are annoying arrogant people who know nothing about computers or being sociable