Gawker: Macs

Oh That's Embarrassing

Hamilton Nolan — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 13:58:45 EDT

Some of Microsoft's new $300 million ad campaign was produced on Macs. Ooo, burn. [PC World via Adscam]

Seinfeld, Bill Gates Waste 90 Seconds Not Talking About Microsoft

Hamilton Nolan — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:43:18 EDT

Less than two weeks after Microsoft confirmed that it had picked the Mac-loving Jerry Seinfeld as its new endorser, this ad with Seinfeld and Bill Gates is everywhere. And it is awful. I mean, it's kind of engaging to see this half-billionaire comedian kicking it in a shoe store with the many-billionaire Microsoft nerd-in-chief; but up until the final seconds, I was convinced this was an ad for Payless. And I may be stupid, but I'm still your target audience, Microsoft. Surely Sarah Silverman and Willie Nelson will be a bit more techno-centric. Watch what $10 million can buy, after the jump:

Williamsburg Residents Getting Their iMacs Stolen Left and Right

Sheila — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:28:37 EST

There's been a spate of robberies in the post-collegiate hipster paradise neighborhood of Williamsburg, reports the Brooklyn Paper. We noticed that much of the stolen booty was Apple-related, and graphed it out for further analysis. Out of all computers stolen, 78% were Macs. Click on the thumbnail to see our pie chart!