All "I'm a Mac I'm a PC" ads Part 1

MacTechHowTo · 707.6K views · 2009-10-26 · 10:28

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Overview

A compilation of Apple's 'I'm a Mac, I'm a PC' ad campaign from 2006 onward.

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Cited as an example of pointed comparative advertising and for how Apple's claims, such as virus-free and fewer pop-ups, have aged.

Discussed on HN; no positive recommendation is recorded in this export · HN mentions 2013–2025

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What people said

timmg · 2025-10 · Reference
I wonder if anyone else here is old enough to remember the "I'm a Mac", "And I'm a PC" ads. There was one that was about all the annoying security pop-ups Windows (used to?) have. (FWIW, it starts here: [VIDEO] .) Lately I've gotten so many of these popups on Mac that it both annoys and amuses the hell out of me. "Die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain", I guess. But, man, Apple hardware still rocks. Can't deny that.
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latexr · 2025-10 · Reference
> I wonder if anyone else here is old enough to remember the "I'm a Mac", "And I'm a PC" ads. Those ads ran from 2006 to 2009. That’s between 16 and 19 years ago. How young do you imagine the typical HN commenter is? > There was one that was about all the annoying security pop-ups Windows (used to?) have. Those have been relentlessly mocked on the Mac for years. I remember a point where several articles were written making that exact comparison. People have been calling it “macOS Vista” since before Apple Silicon was a thing. > WIW, it starts here: [VIDEO] A bit better quality: [LINK]
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pjmlp · 2020-06 · Joke / meme
> It's not a PC gaming store, it's emphatically a Windows gaming Sounds like a PC to me. [VIDEO]
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