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New Holiday 'Get A Mac' Ad Airs [Updated]

Multiple readers report seeing a new holiday-themed "Get A Mac" ad on U.S. network television. While reader reports vary slightly on the exact details of the ad, in general the Mac (still played by Justin Long) performs a gift swap with PC with the Mac giving PC a photo book made from iPhoto, whereas PC gives a C++ GUI programming handbook and remarking "i've been eyeing that myself."

As of this posting, the ad has not been published to Apple's website. Justin Long's continued involvement in Apple's ad campaign and holiday-themed ads was previously rumored here.
Update: Three new Mac ads have been posted on Apple's site.

Gift Exchange
Sales Pitch
Meant for Work

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68 months ago
I was flipping through the channels last night and I stumbled upon the end of what apears to be a new Mac/PC ad. All I saw saw the end where they were wearing Santa hats and gave each other a hug. Nothing is posted on the Apple webpage and I havent seen it posted anywhere else on here.

Did anyone see this commercial as well?
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68 months ago
can you be more specific? what channel was it on and what time?
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68 months ago
Are you sure it was an Apple commercial? Did you see the logo or any Macs? Could be the new holiday ads, although I think they would be on the Apple site.
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68 months ago

Are you sure it was an Apple commercial? Did you see the logo or any Macs? Could be the new holiday ads, although I think they would be on the Apple site.


I am positive it was a Mac ad. It had Justin Long and John Hodgman and at the very end they had a MacBook displayed on the screen.
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68 months ago

can you be more specific? what channel was it on and what time?


I wish I could. I didnt think much of it. I had not been online all day, so I just assumed they had already been posted and it would be old news. but NO ONE has posted that they have seen this commerical. it seemed a littel odd.
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68 months ago

I am positive it was a Mac ad. It had Justin Long and John Hodgman and at the very end they had a MacBook displayed on the screen.


Interesting indeed. Then it must have been one of the holiday ads. Not sure why it wouldn't be at Apple's Get a Mac site though.
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68 months ago

Interesting indeed. Then it must have been one of the holiday ads. Not sure why it wouldn't be at Apple's Get a Mac site though.


I am wondering if the station accidently ran it too early.
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68 months ago

I was flipping through the channels last night and I stumbled upon the end of what apears to be a new Mac/PC ad. All I saw saw the end where they were wearing Santa hats and gave each other a hug. Nothing is posted on the Apple webpage and I havent seen it posted anywhere else on here.

Did anyone see this commercial as well?

I wasn't expecting the holiday ads this early.
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68 months ago

I am wondering if the station accidently ran it too early.


Yea I was thinking that myself. But you'd figure it be on at least one site would have been talking about it. Well in a way, I guess we are talking about it on MacRumors, huh? ;)

I wasn't expecting the holiday ads this early.


Well it is Black Friday and that's the start the shopping for the holidays.
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68 months ago
Just saw another new ad not too long ago. Just cought the tail end of it though. I only saw the "PC" talking about going to listen to emo music & had weird sitckers from tons of emo bands all over his suit. Haven't seen mention of this on any other site though
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