Bill Gates Hates Apple Ads
Recently Bob Garfield, from AdAge, got to interview Bill Gates during the Corbis Creativity 2.0 panel in Manhattan. Garfield asked Gates about a number of topics from Vista to IPTV. He also tried to get Gates to comment on a very sensitive topic… Apple’s “Get a Mac” advertising campaign. The campaign features actor/author John Hodgman who looks like Bill Gates and personifies a PC.
As you can imagine, Bill Gates is not amused by the ads. Here’s the portion of the interview transcript where Garfield asks Gates about the ads. Enjoy:
GARFIELD: I want to ask you one more thing: Those Mac ads — how do you feel about the John Hodgman character?
GATES: I can’t comment on someone else’s ad.
GARFIELD: OK … but he’s you.
GATES: Yeah, I’m not gonna comment on someone else’s ad.
GARFIELD: OK, well, Bill Gates, thank you so much for joining us.
(Silence)
GARFIELD: Can I just have a clean goodbye?
(Silence)
GARFIELD: OK, can you just say goodbye? Thank you or goodbye or something like that?
GATES: Goodbye.
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April 25th, 2007 16:15
lol. its funny how Apple has to resort to something like that to try to win pc users to Macs…..
They needa get to reality…. Mac = no multitasking and usability….PC = more availability….
If Apple is smart…. they’d go with Mac OS being on every platform… not just their stuff.
PC can use alot more stuff, such as Windows, Linux… and what not.
Windows is problem prone, however thats if you dont know how to use it. Ive used windows for ages, and i dont really get any problems with it. And my friend who doesnt know much about computers, get problems all the time.
However a reality check… most games and applications are built FOR windows. If macs werent like x4 more expensive than a PC with the same specs… then i wouldnt mind using macs… given IF they get more support from applications and games….
April 24th, 2007 23:38
Well he would hate them wouldn’t he.