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Apple Says 'Great Ideas Start on Mac' in Ad Voiced by Dr. Jane Goodall

Apple today shared a new "Great ideas start on Mac" ad, voiced by the late Dr. Jane Goodall, the well-known British ethologist and conservationist.


Here is what Goodall says in the ad:

Every story you love, every invention that moves you, every idea you wished was yours, all began as nothing. Just a flicker on a screen, asking a simple question: What do you see?

Apple's video description on YouTube:

From groundbreaking discoveries to award-winning films — all of it starts from nothing. Endless possibility is waiting, what will you make with it? Great ideas start on Mac.

Ad Age shared a quote from Tor Myhren, Apple's Vice President of Marketing Communications:

This campaign celebrates the hardest and most mysterious part of a great idea—its origin: how something is created out of nothing, from a blank canvas. It's remarkable how many of the world's great ideas started on a Mac. This work salutes these ideas, and everyone who tries to make more of them.

Goodall passed away earlier this month, at the age of 91.

Apple CEO Tim Cook paid tribute to her remarkable life:

Jane Goodall was a groundbreaking scientist and leader who taught us all so much about the beauty and wonder of our world. She never stopped advocating for nature, people, and the planet we share. May she rest in peace.

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Top Rated Comments

macaddiict Avatar
22 weeks ago
Tacky timing, Tim.
Score: 15 Votes (Like | Disagree)
tomtad Avatar
22 weeks ago
Can someone explain why Pages, featured in this ad, has STILL not be updated for Liquid Glass?
Score: 12 Votes (Like | Disagree)
22 weeks ago
I think this is disrespectful. If you want to do a tribute to John Goodall, that would be great, but don't tie it to an ad, especially an ad that could be construed by simple minds as a Goodall endorsement of Apple.
Score: 10 Votes (Like | Disagree)
22 weeks ago
Apple's humanistic values are why they are the leading brand in the world.
Score: 10 Votes (Like | Disagree)
22 weeks ago

Tacky timing, Tim.
the timing does indeed feel off.

And why no reference to the legacy of Jane? I'm sure she used computers in her groundbreaking work.
Score: 8 Votes (Like | Disagree)
turbineseaplane Avatar
22 weeks ago

Because she passed away recently? Pretty sure that's exactly why they are releasing it. As a tribute to her.
One can (and should) do a tribute to her that isn't also a Mac AD.
Score: 7 Votes (Like | Disagree)