OSXtasy Posted March 20, 2007 Share Posted March 20, 2007 Is it just me or does everyone else notice that 2 out of 3 tv commercials as well as magazine ads featuring someone using a laptop, features a MBP or Apple laptop of some sort??? It amazes me!! The only thing is, they always cover the nameplate, and cover the apple on the lid, but I can tell it's an Apple by the powerbutton (on a commercial I saw tonight for a feminine product), or some other obscure identifier. How does that all work in advertising anyway?? What do they do, ask Apple if they can use their brand of laptop, and Apple wants a royalty, so they just say screw it(to paying the royalty), we'll just cover up the name and decals/etc, and use it without showing the name???? Anyway, i just thought it was kinda funny that i seem to be seeing more of them in advertising lately, which I'm sure is mostly due to owning one myself..... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/45805-mbp-on-tv-commercials/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
rollcage Posted March 20, 2007 Share Posted March 20, 2007 I can think specifically of a Toyota commerical where an iMac is used, and I know which commerical you mean with a MBP that is covered with a flower sticker (I think it's some type of medicine). I also noticed that even if they don't show the actual computer, they might have a website being shown in Safari. I think that just comes down to the fact that it's a lot better looking than IE. I wonder if it might be the other way around with the royalty thing. Why would Apple want another company to pay to advertise Apple's own products. I'm thinking maybe the advertising companies want Apple to pay, but Apple doesn't want to. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/45805-mbp-on-tv-commercials/#findComment-327726 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBK.Xscape Posted March 20, 2007 Share Posted March 20, 2007 haha i remember about a few months ago i made the same exact post as this guy did, yea its true, in movies, commercials, and tv shows the MBP or Powerbook is all over the place Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/45805-mbp-on-tv-commercials/#findComment-327730 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colonel Posted March 20, 2007 Share Posted March 20, 2007 It's because Macs look better than the "other guy's" PC's. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/45805-mbp-on-tv-commercials/#findComment-327744 Share on other sites More sharing options...
INFNITE Posted March 20, 2007 Share Posted March 20, 2007 and alot of movie + TV producers use Mac's for production. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/45805-mbp-on-tv-commercials/#findComment-327751 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin_4e Posted March 20, 2007 Share Posted March 20, 2007 I remember watching an episode of "Numb3rs" where they show the front view of a laptop which is a black Dell, but on the back it's a black Apple. I found that funny. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/45805-mbp-on-tv-commercials/#findComment-327797 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swad Posted March 20, 2007 Share Posted March 20, 2007 I just saw "An Inconvenient Truth" yesterday and it's like a 2 hour long commercial for Al Gore and a Macbook. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/45805-mbp-on-tv-commercials/#findComment-327804 Share on other sites More sharing options...
INFNITE Posted March 20, 2007 Share Posted March 20, 2007 I just saw "An Inconvenient Truth" yesterday and it's like a 2 hour long commercial for Al Gore and a Macbook. well...Al Gore is a Board of Director for Apple. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/45805-mbp-on-tv-commercials/#findComment-327861 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swad Posted March 20, 2007 Share Posted March 20, 2007 Indeed. I hope he gets some free stuff. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/45805-mbp-on-tv-commercials/#findComment-327862 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbz Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 well i'm sure he gets benefits, but that goes both ways. He wants what's best for Apple, too. You know that song by Melissa Etheridge at the end on An Inconvenient Truth? I'm pretty sure it's the same title as the movie... anyways, it's exclusively avaiable on iTunes. It helps Apple to have something exclusive, and it helps Gore because it's the #1 legal downloading service anyways! PS I like Al Gore! -Urby Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/45805-mbp-on-tv-commercials/#findComment-330193 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TvvqKMZ72bsklauw5 Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 Pretty much ANY advertisement I've seen that has a computer, uses an Apple computer. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/45805-mbp-on-tv-commercials/#findComment-330271 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzuka Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 I notice that 90% of TV shows, movies, and commecials use Macs, and if its a windows commercial, they use macs running Vista...they're just showing the supieriority or macs Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/45805-mbp-on-tv-commercials/#findComment-330326 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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