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Jacob Siegal
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Few advertising campaigns in the late 2000s were more iconic than the "Get a Mac" commercials from Apple. Dozens of ads featuring John Hodgman as a PC and Justin Long as a Mac aired between 2006 and 2009, with the PC always falling short of the Mac in one way or another. More than a decade later, Long has appeared in dozens of shows and movies, but this week, he's returning to the world of commercials with an interesting twist.
On Wednesday, Intel published a series of ads on its YouTube channel in which Justin Long (the original "I'm a Mac" guy) raves about PCs. All of the videos begin with Justin saying: "Hello, I'm a... Justin. Just a real person doing a real comparison between Mac and PC." He's in the same white void he was in with Hodgman over 10 years ago, and the music even sounds the same. The only difference is that this time he's changed allegiances.
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Intel hired the ‘I’m a Mac’ guy to promote PCs and make fun of Apple originally appeared on BGR.com on Wed, 17 Mar 2021 at 16:45:13 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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