-
Hey Guest. Check out your NeoGAF Wrapped 2025 results here!
Apple posts a very cringe ad for new iPhone - A ferret gets triggered
- Thread starter Trilobit
- Start date
Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
Now I remember why I fired all their asses last year.
Heimdall_Xtreme
Hermen Hulst Fanclub's #1 Member
I find that company extremely unpleasant...
I detest it. What's more, this commercial isn't just selfish...
it's incredibly inhumane.
One of the commercials I hate the most.
I detest it. What's more, this commercial isn't just selfish...
it's incredibly inhumane.
One of the commercials I hate the most.
Heimdall_Xtreme
Hermen Hulst Fanclub's #1 Member
iPhones aside, no offense to anyone... But they're rubbish.
The best are Huawei, Xiaomi, Samsung, or OnePlus.
The best are Huawei, Xiaomi, Samsung, or OnePlus.
Trilobit
Absolutely Cozy
I feel like their modern ads, including the one I posted, will age very, very quickly. And really badly. Much like those weird ads from the 70s and 80s.
Especially compared to the nice ones from the 2000s, which had banger music.
It makes me wonder if Steve Jobs had to give his stamp of approval before allowing an ad to air. I know he was obsessed with music and controlling details. Apple's media today feels like it comes from a corporation that is losing its sense of taste.
Last edited:
kevboard
Member
yeah but the mind of the iPhone user can not comprehend technology, so even a simplified OS like Android is too much for them
Unknown?
Member
Those are all ass filled with spyware. I'm waiting on the Graphene Phone. Until then it's Graphene OS on a Pixel.
Last edited:
reinking
Gold Member
Trilobit
Absolutely Cozy
What iPhone users look like when a bug flies in front of them.
reinking
Gold Member
Hudo
Member
If I remember correctly from Walter Isaacson's biography of Steve Jobs, he was pretty hands-on when it came to the whole marketing aspect of each product, including the ads.
Last edited:
falconhoof
Member
They legit said "Triggering"
What a fucking anemic ad.
There's just no spine to this shit. Compare it to a scene from Labyrinth, something with edge and energy and pizazz.
This felt like a soft dribble that had to go three rounds to pass HR.
falconhoof
Member
Dude created a mock Apple store and spent hours and hours in it to make sure it worked from every angle to elevate the brand and vibe he was going for. He saw the importance in detail.
HeisenbergFX4
Gold Member
Very deep in the Apple ecosystem and you're right, I can't comprehend tech especially something like Android
Hudo
Member
He also obsessed over the packaging and how you first see the product when you open the box, etc.
falconhoof
Member
How calligraphy shaped Steve Jobs and Apple’s typographic legacy - TypeRoom
“With all the tributes to Steve Jobs, one thing tends to get forgotten: the man helped us write. Jobs was the first to give us a real choice of fonts, and thus the ability to express ourselves digit...
www.typeroom.eu
Gonna have to resist now, but I do enjoy diving down some of the Jobs' rabbit holes of inspiration.
His obsession of things made such a difference.
reinking
Gold Member
I switch back and forth a lot. I will stick with iOS for my phone because of facetime, messages and security but I still have an android device I use for emulators and stuff. Android isn't really any harder to use, it is just a matter of what people are used to. You can hand an iOS device to an android user and they struggle for a few days in the same way that iOS users struggle with android. Sure, people can dig deeper by sideloading apps, etc. but I no longer do those things on my main or work phones.
Last edited:
HeisenbergFX4
Gold Member
I had a Samsung Note Ultra 20 when they came out like 5 years ago so its been awhile since I personally owned one but I disliked Android
My wife currently owns the latest folding phone from Samsung and I admit that screen space is nice but I still hate Android
Guess I am just not smart enough for Android
Days like these...
Have a Blessed Day
Hang in there supposedly 2026 is finally the year Apple launches it's foldable.I had a Samsung Note Ultra 20 when they came out like 5 years ago so its been awhile since I personally owned one but I disliked Android
My wife currently owns the latest folding phone from Samsung and I admit that screen space is nice but I still hate Android
Guess I am just not smart enough for Android
Last edited:
ConkerTheSquirrel.
Member
They had me up until the singing, wtf.
RagnarokIV
Battlebus imprisoning me \m/ >.< \m/
Post Steve Jobs apple has been so poor, lacking any ambition and just really weak.
The cringe ass keynotes are unbearable. The ads are shit.
He was a visionary, now they have a bean counter.
The cringe ass keynotes are unbearable. The ads are shit.
He was a visionary, now they have a bean counter.
Zathalus
Gold Member
Software is user preference, but in all the hardware categories that actually matter iPhone clearly hangs with the best. Performance, battery life, screen, cameras, build quality, etc…
As for the software, as somebody that uses both, they are similar for 99% of use cases. Preference is mostly down to UI choices these days.
Days like these...
Have a Blessed Day
Battery and cameras are trash
Avid Reading Horse
Gold Member
Trogdor1123
Member
You all need to cheer up. That ad wasn't that bad. Stop being a bunch of grinches.
Zathalus
Gold Member
Literally every review and benchmark disagrees with you. Battery life is great and so is camera quality.
HeisenbergFX4
Gold Member
I would be all over that
Days like these...
Have a Blessed Day
I was talking about battery size. Camera quality isn't as good as any of the Chinese flagships especially at night watch any YouTube comparison video from any tech reviewer notice I said reviewer not tech influencer (they can't be honest Apple will blacklist them).
Last edited:
falconhoof
Member
Poppinfresh
Banned
We've had this discussion before, but I absolutely do not get your extreme hatred of being able to remove people from pictures.
You've been able to do it for decades in Photoshop. Do you have a similar reaction to that software?
You come off as more than a bit unhinged.
Dacvak
No one shall be brought before our LORD David Bowie without the true and secret knowledge of the Photoshop. For in that time, so shall He appear.
Dang man, I never knew you were poor. Sorry dude.
Dirk Benedict
Gold Member
Now… do I take NSA back doors or CCP backdoors?
Hell, they say China is already infiltrating our(US) cellular backend, so maybe it doesn't matter anymore?
hullostranger
Member
Who all ape Apple and/or iOS to varying degrees…
Miss the days where Android manufacturers used to at least try out new things or try to stand out. Least Nothing tries to look visually distinct.
Days like these...
Have a Blessed Day
This is laughable the camera island on the iPhone 17 pro is literally a copy of Xiaomi's 2021 mi 11 ultra camera island and Xiaomi's latest flagship reintroduced a screen on the rear of the phone which they had originally introduced on their 2021 flagship.
Too bad no one is trying to stand out like Apple maybe Android OEM's will upgrade their screens from 60hz and let you change the color of your icons like Apple that's innovation
Last edited:
LimanimaPT
Banned
I can't compreehend how can people drop 1000 bucks on a phone. I've always owned cheap 150 bucks samsung phones and they are more then enough.
Trilobit
Absolutely Cozy
I wish Windows Phone would have been more successful, it would have brought more variety. But what I really would have loved seeing take off was Symbian OS. It gave the user a lot of access and you could easily download software like games from your the web to your computer to the phone. Heck, I used to do that with my Nokia 7650 back in early 2000s. It even had a proper file system if I remember correctly. It would basically have provided a Linux-esque open environment for tinkerers and could have driven innovation and freedom in a much better way than Android(not to mention the closed fortress of iOS).
Same. The most expensive phone I've gotten was Pixel 6a for about $300. I have no need for top of the line cameras or powerful apps on a phone.
Last edited:
Bitmap Frogs
Mr. Community
yeah because the hundreds of millions of android phones sold under 150 are gonna be used for ssh sessions and server administration sure
you still regurgitating circa 2009 memes =/
hullostranger
Member
This is laughable the camera island on the iPhone 17 pro is literally a copy of Xiaomi's 2021 mi 11 ultra camera island and Xiaomi's latest flagship reintroduced a screen on the rear of the phone which they had originally introduced on their 2021 flagship.
Too bad no one is trying to stand out like Apple maybe Android OEM's will upgrade their screens from 60hz and let you change the color of your icons like Apple that's innovation
Agree and I'm not leaving Apple out of this. iOS Vista Edition is a travesty in terms of UI and functionality for me personally. Companies should copy the best bits and leave out the fluff.
BTW Xiaomi started off as a custom ROM that basically aped iOS, so it's funny to see things come full circle with Apple ripping them off.
Completely agree with WP OS, Symbian and PalmOS dying off too soon. More choice is always a good thing.
Days like these...
Have a Blessed Day
I bought a Palm Pre the day it launched. I am a huge phone nerd. I wish Palm and WebOS would have survived
Bitmap Frogs
Mr. Community
their cards multitasking design was so ahead of its time it's become the de facto standard
Days like these...
Have a Blessed Day
Exactly neither Android nor IOS would be where they are without WebOS. I think the Pre and it's software was designed by ex Apple employees. Multitasking cards and wireless charging back in 2009 it really did feel like the future! Now all we have is better and better camera hardware (not complaining) and the ability to change the color of our icons. Foldables are the only real innovation in the last decade.
Last edited:
StueyDuck
Member
This reeks of a C-Suite's niece just finished University with an arts degree in marketing, so she gets the job automatically, and this is her first project.
Last edited:
TransTrender
Gold Member
The comments are disabled in this video and the other one about cleaning up photos. I really do wonder what people are saying.
ConkerTheSquirrel.
Member
Trilobit
Absolutely Cozy
