Novell Launches "Get a Mac" Spoof ads

Novell ^ | March 21st | Pete Mortensen

[Halfmanhalfamazing]

Youtube links below. Novell's website is very slow

[Halfmanhalfamazing]

Ad 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtp5gNhBZgo
Ad 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LAXg_UmzTY

I like the second one better.

"people just share that stuff with you?"

"all the time"

[Halfmanhalfamazing]

OSS ping?

[Golden Eagle]

ROFL. Those free software guys are the worst copiers of all.

[Golden Eagle]

Well at least it was better than this LMAO:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOlrKH3SmtI

USA Today rated that the least liked commercial of the superbowl a few years ago when that one showed. I can see why.

[Swordmaker]

Novell (?) copies "Get a Mac" ads... PING!

If you want on or off the Mac Ping List, Freepmail me.

[George W. Bush]

Everyone has been panning these. It's cheesy for Novell to copycat someone else's commercials, especially such low budget ones as Apple has been producing. I've seen much funnier indie copycats of Apple's ads anyway, like the Pc vs. Mac vs. Linux ones.

Still, I guess there's the old saw about imitation being the sincerest form of flattery.

Overall, this probably actually helps Apple more than it helps Novell. It just cements Apple more into consumers' minds as the company to watch. And to buy.

[Golden Eagle]

I'm not surprised they're copying Apple's commercials now too, the latest "eye candy" for Linux called Compiz or Beryl, which pretty much came from Novell too seems to be a near exact rip off of OSX and Apple apps Desktop Manager and Virtue Desktop isn't it? I keep hearing how Vista is copying Apple, but Beryl seems to be a direct rip of the ghostly minimizing and horizontal desktop flipping. Imitation is flatery, but Novell apparently has no shame in what they're willing to duplicate from Apple, even the ads on TV.

[rarestia]

Overall, this probably actually helps Apple more than it helps Novell.

Agreed!

And ultimately, Novell is just polishing the brass on the Titanic. With their skyrocketing re-up rates for licensing and extremely aggressive collection of monies due to "rogue licenses," Novell isn't making any friends. I never liked eDir to begin with, but their attitude, esp. with Zen and SSO, is starting to wear thin.

At least they picked a brunette.

[Salo]

Not nearly as good as this one.

[SunkenCiv]

I wonder if Wang and DEC made such ads?

[restornu]

CTR

[Calvinist_Dark_Lord]

Thanks for the ping.

Maybe one of these days, when i get really wealthy, i'll buy a Mac.

Until then, this Linux system meets all of my needs.

[Halfmanhalfamazing]

Actually, this wouldn't fit your typical anti-OSS rant.

Normally you're freaking out about Stallman.

This is Novell. A very old player in the software business. Remember netware back in the 80's?

[Halfmanhalfamazing]

Wow. Yeah, that's horrible.

[Halfmanhalfamazing]

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^Overall, this probably actually helps Apple more than it helps Novell. It just cements Apple more into consumers' minds as the company to watch. And to buy.^^^^^^^^^^^^^

I haven't heard any rumblings from Apple(at least so far) so I'm sure they came to the same conclusion.

Apple doesn't seem nearly as freaked out about linux as as Microsoft does. But then again, apple has a zombie following. MS doesn't.

[Halfmanhalfamazing]

^^^^^^^^^^^the latest "eye candy" for Linux called Compiz or Beryl, which pretty much came from Novell too seems to be a near exact rip off of OSX^^^^^^^^^^^^

You don't stop lying, do you?

Feel free at any time to show us all the OSX cube.

[JCEccles]

Mac FReepers don't think these spoof ads are funny?

Who would have guessed?

[Halfmanhalfamazing]

ROFLMAO

[Halfmanhalfamazing]

^^^^^^^^^^Mac FReepers don't think these spoof ads are funny?^^^^^^^^^^^

*shrug*

I posted this for the benefit of mac freepers only? We have linux freepers. And windows freepers might be interested, who knows.