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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.

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