On Jan 9, 2009, at 10:38 AM, Bruce Johnson wrote:
>
> On Jan 9, 2009, at 1:05 AM, KP wrote:
>
>>
>> I think it's funny that commercials' or tv programs', use Macs' for
>> the most part. You also see them in a lot of Movies.
>
>
>
> 1) Macs tend to have distinctive designs, so set designers and
> dressers like to use them.
>
> 2) Art directors, set designers and the like tend to be Mac users
> themselves, so using them on set comes naturally.
>
> 3) Mac users like ourselves tend to notice Macs :-) Other folks just
> notice 'computer', if they notice it at all.
>
> There's some cheesy ad on in our TV market for some antivirus/
> antispyware cleanup service claiming to make your PC faster. There are
> about 6 or 7 different stock photo and stock video shots of people
> using computers. 3/4ths of them are Macs. In fact the big disclaimer
> saying "This product is for Windows PC's Only" is displayed over a
> still shot of the last gen Mac keyboard.
>
> (before the current flat aluminum ones, the white plastic ones with
> the clear base that collects crumbs for all to see :-)
Funny, I just saw that commercial last night!
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