Apple Honors Mandela on Home Page
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Apple Honors Mandela on Home Page
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Re: Apple Honors Mandela on Home Page
#2More like "Apple markets on website by appealing to public figure".
I don't see how this is relevant? Can we link to the public figure rather than apple? :/
Re: Apple Honors Mandela on Home Page
#3More like "Apple markets on website by appealing to public figure". I don't see how this is relevant? Can we link to the public figure rather than apple? :/
Keep in mind that we saw similar advertising from 1997 - 2002.
It's designed to create controversy, by filling the minds of potential customers with thoughts of becoming something greater than they are, and leaves the question open-ended.
Yet, they never answer the question of how the product or brand will do that.
Hmmmm....
Re: Apple Honors Mandela on Home Page
#4Reminds me of the "Think different" campaign when they tried to peddle off electronics by coopting public domain images of famous people --- making it look like that they would be consumers of overpriced shiny gadgets.
Ghandi totally would have had an iPad air.
Re: Apple Honors Mandela on Home Page
#5Apple honoring someone on their home page?
Google should sue them.
Re: Apple Honors Mandela on Home Page
#6More like "Apple markets on website by appealing to public figure". I don't see how this is relevant? Can we link to the public figure rather than apple? :/
>>More like "Apple markets on website by appealing to public figure".
Apple doesn't need to appeal to any public figures to do their marketing.
Re: Apple Honors Mandela on Home Page
#7More like "Apple markets on website by appealing to public figure". I don't see how this is relevant? Can we link to the public figure rather than apple? :/
>>More like "Apple markets on website by appealing to public figure". Apple doesn't need to appeal to any public figures to do their marketing.
Cough, cough
Re: Apple Honors Mandela on Home Page
#8Reminds me of the "Think different" campaign when they tried to peddle off electronics by coopting public domain images of famous people --- making it look like that they would be consumers of overpriced shiny gadgets. Ghandi totally would have had an iPad air.
Google: "Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela: 1918-2013" on homepage.
Reaction: Little fanfare.
Apple: "Nelson Mandela: 1918-2013" on homepage with b/w photo. Reaction: OH MY GOD. APPLE IS NOW HONORING A HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST TO SELL THEIR PRODUCTS. LET'S ALL ORGANIZE A LYNCH MOB AND CONDEMN THIS INHUMAN BEHAVIOR!!!1
Re: Apple Honors Mandela on Home Page
#9Reminds me of the "Think different" campaign when they tried to peddle off electronics by coopting public domain images of famous people --- making it look like that they would be consumers of overpriced shiny gadgets. Ghandi totally would have had an iPad air.
Google: "Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela: 1918-2013" on homepage. Reaction: Little fanfare. Apple: "Nelson Mandela: 1918-2013" on homepage with b/w photo. Reaction: OH MY GOD. APPLE IS NOW HONORING A HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST TO SELL THEIR PRODUCTS. LET'S ALL ORGANIZE A LYNCH MOB AND CONDEMN THIS INHUMAN BEHAVIOR!!!1
Well if nothing else, one is a small line of text, the other is a full page photo. You did notice that right?
Re: Apple Honors Mandela on Home Page
#10Sometimes you just have to take things at face value. Maybe, just maybe Apple and Google are trying to honor a great man.