Saturday, November 16, 2002 |
13:18 - A different kind of "Switcher"
http://bantha.cjb.net/john
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Is it just me, or is this just a bit uncalled-for?
It's a whole "Switch" ad parody advocating moving north. Go watch it and see. And here's an article in The Ottawa Citizen which provides some more-or-less impartial analysis and background.
Now, I realize that Apple is a company whose clientele is not known for being a bunch of Limbaugh-listening, Falwell-watching flag-wavers. And I know what Mr. Jobs' personal leanings are like, as evidenced by the recent front-and-center Jimmy Carter tribute. But I for one really don't appreciate the ad campaign and the corporate trade dress being hijacked in order to spread "Bush is a monkey" memes. If Apple has any bones in its body, they won't appreciate it either.
I'm not saying it should be taken down or anything... I just think it's in poor taste, and I'm not used to seeing things in apple.com-looking trim that I consider "in poor taste".
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