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Does Apple Own the PC Guy?

Sep 22

category Categories:Opinions Technology

tags Post Tags: Apple, mac, pc, windows

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My wife and watched the new I am a PC ad and it dawned on me, does Apple own the PC guy? We thought he looked a little different at the beginning of the video.

Isn’t it sad that Microsoft cannot use the PC guy the world has grown to love? It truly shows how powerful of a brand Apple is and how scared a company like Microsoft should be.

Video of the impostor PC guy (first 5 seconds of video):

The real Apple PC guy (the one we all love):

Avoid wait times with Apple iPhone application Direct Line

Aug 29

category Categories:Iphone Technology

tags Post Tags: Apple, application, Direct Line, Iphone, iTunes, techcrunch.com

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Read a great article on techcrunch.com about a new iPhone application called Direct Line (buy on iTunes). For .99 cents, this application will help you navigate automated phone trees and get to a real operator.

The best part about this application is the developer will continue to update the application’s database if a phone tree changes or becomes invalid.