Comments on: 25th Anniversary of Apple’s 1984 Ad http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/28/25th-anniversary-of-apple%e2%80%99s-1984-ad/ The Neat Side of the Web Thu, 16 Feb 2012 20:23:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: [R3D] http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/28/25th-anniversary-of-apple%e2%80%99s-1984-ad/comment-page-1/#comment-1424658 [R3D] Thu, 29 Jan 2009 18:02:43 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/28/25th-anniversary-of-apple%e2%80%99s-1984-ad/#comment-1424658 Funny how Apple has become more of a "Big Brother" presence then Windows ever was. I still don't understand how Windows as a open platform is considered as Big Brother in this commercial. Funny how Apple has become more of a “Big Brother” presence then Windows ever was. I still don’t understand how Windows as a open platform is considered as Big Brother in this commercial.

]]> By: MarkW http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/28/25th-anniversary-of-apple%e2%80%99s-1984-ad/comment-page-1/#comment-1424630 MarkW Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:48:35 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/28/25th-anniversary-of-apple%e2%80%99s-1984-ad/#comment-1424630 The 1984 ad was marketing genius . . . and a huge risk at the time. Well done Apple! For those in my line of work, this ad is famous and a part of advertising history. The 1984 ad was marketing genius . . . and a huge risk at the time. Well done Apple! For those in my line of work, this ad is famous and a part of advertising history.

]]> By: Coco http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/28/25th-anniversary-of-apple%e2%80%99s-1984-ad/comment-page-1/#comment-1422781 Coco Thu, 29 Jan 2009 05:58:14 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/28/25th-anniversary-of-apple%e2%80%99s-1984-ad/#comment-1422781 futurama did a take on this commercial...funny too: http://www.comedycentral.com/videos/index.jhtml?videoId=162976&title=planex futurama did a take on this commercial…funny too:
http://www.comedycentral.com/videos/index.jhtml?videoId=162976&title=p lanex

]]> By: WordyGrrl http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/28/25th-anniversary-of-apple%e2%80%99s-1984-ad/comment-page-1/#comment-1422244 WordyGrrl Thu, 29 Jan 2009 02:36:13 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/28/25th-anniversary-of-apple%e2%80%99s-1984-ad/#comment-1422244 Oh, hoopty... Yer showin' yer age, honey! Brazil is a takeoff of 1984. I remember seeing this ad when it first came out, and being thrilled that it was a female athlete. That alone seemed really progressive. Oh, hoopty… Yer showin’ yer age, honey! Brazil is a takeoff of 1984.

I remember seeing this ad when it first came out, and being thrilled that it was a female athlete. That alone seemed really progressive.

]]> By: hooptycritter http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/28/25th-anniversary-of-apple%e2%80%99s-1984-ad/comment-page-1/#comment-1421926 hooptycritter Thu, 29 Jan 2009 00:20:10 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/28/25th-anniversary-of-apple%e2%80%99s-1984-ad/#comment-1421926 This ad is sooo overrated - I didn't like it then and it only looks worse. It's a bad riff on Terry Giliam's Brazil. So What? is what I said then - yawn I say now. This ad is sooo overrated – I didn’t like it then and it only looks worse. It’s a bad riff on Terry Giliam’s Brazil. So What? is what I said then – yawn I say now.

]]> By: Edward http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/28/25th-anniversary-of-apple%e2%80%99s-1984-ad/comment-page-1/#comment-1421823 Edward Wed, 28 Jan 2009 23:41:00 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/28/25th-anniversary-of-apple%e2%80%99s-1984-ad/#comment-1421823 I was watching the Superbowl that year with five other young IBM engineers. I was stunned with the evocative power of that ad as well as Apple's arrogance. There was no question in my mind who they thought was the "Big Brother" of the computer business. My co-workers didn't understand a bit of it. I was watching the Superbowl that year with five other young IBM engineers. I was stunned with the evocative power of that ad as well as Apple’s arrogance. There was no question in my mind who they thought was the “Big Brother” of the computer business. My co-workers didn’t understand a bit of it.

]]> By: FelixNeatorama http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/28/25th-anniversary-of-apple%e2%80%99s-1984-ad/comment-page-1/#comment-1421809 FelixNeatorama Wed, 28 Jan 2009 23:31:22 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/28/25th-anniversary-of-apple%e2%80%99s-1984-ad/#comment-1421809 The other, Lemmings, commercial was far, far better. But, then, what commercial isn't? JD: "Like the football fans got the 1984 reference…" Yes, even un-evolved football fans in 1984 were aware of George Orwell. 1984 came up frequently in grunts around tailgate camp fires. The other, Lemmings, commercial was far, far better. But, then, what commercial isn’t?

JD: “Like the football fans got the 1984 reference…”

Yes, even un-evolved football fans in 1984 were aware of George Orwell. 1984 came up frequently in grunts around tailgate camp fires.

]]> By: Dirty Steve http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/28/25th-anniversary-of-apple%e2%80%99s-1984-ad/comment-page-1/#comment-1421749 Dirty Steve Wed, 28 Jan 2009 23:08:22 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/28/25th-anniversary-of-apple%e2%80%99s-1984-ad/#comment-1421749 the hooters girls save the world...lol the hooters girls save the world…lol

]]> By: Jake D. http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/28/25th-anniversary-of-apple%e2%80%99s-1984-ad/comment-page-1/#comment-1421685 Jake D. Wed, 28 Jan 2009 22:39:28 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/28/25th-anniversary-of-apple%e2%80%99s-1984-ad/#comment-1421685 Like the football fans got the 1984 reference... Like the football fans got the 1984 reference…

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