Admittedly I may be a tad biased as a Mac user but, IMO this ad has to be one of the most brilliant ever. Apple re-released it after Steve Jobs played it during his keynote speech at MacWorld Expo this morning. Here are direct links ..

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<A HREF="http://www.apple.com/hardware/ads/1984/">Apple Hardware Ads - 20 Years of Macintosh</A>

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:)

not really a good representaion of the world of "1984".

Dosent really make much sense either.

I have to vote "thumb down". but thanks for the link.

i also don't like this "tweaked" version featuring an ipod.

i'd rather have them create a new ad for their 20th anniversary, maybe in the style of the 1984 ad, but to simply change it isn't that creative to me.
btw: who really wants to buy this new mini ipod feat a 2gb drive for 249$??

Originally posted by streetpreacher
btw: who really wants to buy this new mini ipod feat a 2gb drive for 249$??
No One.. :evil:

iPOD Dirty Secrets : 6.5MB
http://ipodsdirtysecret.myonehome.com/ipods_dirty_secret.mov/ipods_dirty_secret1.mov

and 20 years later Microsoft is the worlds biggest software company with $40B in cash and it's owner is the worlds richest man....

so what went wrong with Apple ? ...lol

Originally posted by streetpreacher
btw: who really wants to buy this new mini ipod feat a 2gb drive for 249$??

it's 4gb ;)

if u want a good portable mp3 player and storage device get this...

for $350 Creative NOMAD Jukebox Zen Xtra

same size as Ipod but with 60GB !!!! and 14 hours bat life :)
http://www.nomadworld.com/products/Jukebox_ZenXtra/features.asp
http://singapore.creative.com/products/portaudio/jukebox_zen_xtra/images/zenxtra.jpg

i'm saving money for it :D

Originally posted by bender
it's 4gb ;)
still not enough ;)the 15gb version costs only 50$ more.
btw: my 15gb is almost full:cry:

iPod runs on FireWire.
iPod looks much sexier than that Zen thing.
iPod's Battery issues have been resolved.
A 4GB iPod for 249 is a ripoff.