Hopefully this was intended as humor (and it <i>was</i> funny), and not as a straight-faced critique. It is not news that different styles of ad campaign can be effective; Apple has launched a fair few smarmy (Get a Mac <a href="http://www.apple.com/getamac/ads/" rel="nofollow">http://www.apple.com/getamac/ads/</a> ) or fanciful (1984 <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYecfV3ubP8" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYecfV3ubP8</a> ) salvos at the competition itself.<p>What I learned from the 1984 ad:<p>The CEOs of all Apple competitors have monkey-like visages and enjoy sitting very close to the camera as they brainwash the world.<p>The Macintosh makes you proficient at the hammer throw. Incidentally, it also turns you into a woman with orange shorts.