Mac vs PC: PC using iPhone?
Posted by Jakub
I was on the train to Coney Island this weekend and next to me is the actor that plays PC in the Apple commercials. I really didn’t pay much attention to or bother him since he was probably just enjoying his weekend with his daughter but half way through the ride i noticed that he pulled out his phone, and there it was an Apple iPhone being held by the PC guy. I couldn’t pass up the chance take a quick photo.
As many of you noted, PC is actually John Hodgman of The Daily Show fame who is also an author.
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Grace says:
September 18, 2008 at 1:49 pmI wonder if he got the iphone free for being the douchey PC guy? :o
Rachel says:
September 18, 2008 at 1:51 pmLOL, that’s just fantastic. But then again, he is the actor playing the PC guy for the “Apple commercials”. So it’s only to be expected that he owns apple products like the iPhone.
Matt Propst says:
September 18, 2008 at 1:52 pmHackintosh?
Shay says:
September 18, 2008 at 1:54 pmRarely do I digg things… but I loved it. Dugg here: http://digg.com/apple/Mac_vs_PC_PC_using_iPhone
justin says:
September 18, 2008 at 1:56 pmHe’s actually a comic and a lover of Mac computers, so not toooo shocking out of character :)
Jakub says:
September 18, 2008 at 1:59 pmShay –
I dugg it too, maybe it’ll get some love :)
Ross says:
September 18, 2008 at 2:01 pmJohn Hodgman!
He is indeed a Mac user, writer, and comic. I highly recommend his book of made up knowledge.
Michaël says:
September 18, 2008 at 2:02 pmSame thing for me ;)
It’s funny to see that.
Andrew says:
September 18, 2008 at 2:59 pmJohn Hodgeman is great!
Joaquim Marquès Nielsen says:
September 18, 2008 at 3:32 pmGreat shot there. Surely this will leak out onto the various mac-sites out there, hehe.
crackcode says:
September 18, 2008 at 3:58 pmnot sure what da f u whant from him. commericals, actors, impersonations, fake plastic trees. shouldn’t we rise above that? every silly face today running around with iphone. so what? this is his life. ok you got that pic. be proud. have fun. such a yellow post. haven’t expected from iso50.
NAVIS says:
September 18, 2008 at 5:09 pmI think crackcode forgot his happy pills on the school bus this morning.
PT says:
September 18, 2008 at 5:18 pmHaha, ironic snap.
@ Crackcode: Cheer up princess, i don’t expect that kind of crap on this blog.
Jp says:
September 18, 2008 at 7:03 pmNice. Check out this episode of This American Life, in which John Hodgman (the actor in question) talks about his experience being a sudden celebrity, and what’s it like to be him… walking into an Apple store:
http://www.thisamericanlife.org/Radio_Episode.aspx?episode=329
sean patrick says:
September 18, 2008 at 7:07 pmanyone with good taste and a good head on their shoulders should check out his books.
anon says:
September 18, 2008 at 8:08 pmumm.. he’s a comedian, pretty well known. apple pays him to be in those commercials, ya know?
Scott says:
September 18, 2008 at 8:31 pm@anon-
We know. An actor who is in Apple’s employ is likely to also be a user of their products. It’s just amusing to see the apparent (although not literal) contradiction when we are confronted with Apple’s personification of their own antithesis, himself using an Apple product.
But I suppose the humor is sort of lost once you have to explain it.
norway says:
September 18, 2008 at 8:54 pm# anon Says:
September 18th, 2008 at 8:08 pm
umm.. he’s a comedian, pretty well known. apple pays him to be in those commercials, ya know?
—–retard, much?
George says:
September 19, 2008 at 1:50 amdont blame the guy, its a great device
Tom says:
September 19, 2008 at 2:50 amgreat find!
What always amazes me about apple is that for a brand which sells such beautiful, simple looking design their advertising seems to be based on cheap shots at PCs. It’s not very clever and for a company which doesn’t need to compensate for its image it’s kind of uncalled for.
Erik says:
September 19, 2008 at 3:54 amtoo bad PC is better…
crackcode says:
September 19, 2008 at 7:55 amPT Says: “Cheer up princess, i don’t expect that kind of crap on this blog.”
Relax. It was just my opinion. No body will be hurt there.
tryg says:
September 19, 2008 at 7:59 amI am a PC guy and I own a iPod. I think there needs to be a realization that there is a middle ground. While I have absolute disdain for Apple’s OS in a computer but I think that it is great for small devices. I do not think that there is any problem with using a PC but then having an iPhone or an iPod. i think that it is smarter to use something that works the best for you without buying into the single-mindedness of saying one is better than the other. There are pros and cons to everything.
Matt says:
September 19, 2008 at 8:49 amSome of these comments are way too serious. It is what it is, a funny and rare shot. Don’t think too hard on this one. There are plenty of other debatable posts on this site if you really want to argue about something.
Jakub says:
September 19, 2008 at 9:26 amits amazing how many people actually think we didn’t know he works for Apple, its kinda blowing my mind, all the “What’s the big deal?!?!!” kinda ruined it for me.
Well anyways it was fun, i hope John sold some books out of it
Ryan says:
September 19, 2008 at 9:47 amHe’s great. He makes me want to buy more PC’s.
anon says:
September 19, 2008 at 9:54 am@scott
“But I suppose the humor is sort of lost once you have to explain it.”
I apologize. My comment was meant to be taken less literally and more as trolling sarcasm.
Daniel says:
September 19, 2008 at 10:15 amHa ha… that’s a one of a kind come true reality ad.
I had to text my PC friend about this, him and I go at it and this really closes in our talks about the PC and Mac commercial Ads. We convert to Mac one way or another!
Duh!!! says:
September 20, 2008 at 5:26 amHe works for Apple in Apple commercials. Just ’cause he plays the P.C. doesn’t mean he likes P.C.’s. Duh!!!! He doesn’t work for Microsoft! You’re so dumb you must be a Mac user!
Horacio says:
September 20, 2008 at 2:46 pmFunny. Reading some responses I think that sarcasm and irony are so hard to understand to so many these days. Watch more House M.D
:)
Jakub says:
September 21, 2008 at 1:27 am*mind is blown* wow
Anonymous says:
September 21, 2008 at 8:29 amMaybe no one noticed, but he is in the Apple Commercials. Again, paid by Apple to be in Apple commercials. How is that not obvious, and why is it a shock that an actor for Apple is using the iPhone, an Apple product
Anonymous says:
September 21, 2008 at 2:22 pmHe’s just an actor.
Scott says:
September 21, 2008 at 11:10 pmAnonymous + Anonymous –
read the comments. we know. this wasn’t meant to be some sort of revelation…. it’s simply amusing.
here is a reprint of my response the last anons that came in here not getting it:
“@anon-
We know. An actor who is in Apple’s employ is likely to also be a user of their products. It’s just amusing to see the apparent (although not literal) contradiction when we are confronted with Apple’s personification of their own antithesis, himself using an Apple product.
But I suppose the humor is sort of lost once you have to explain it.”
Jakub says:
September 22, 2008 at 10:37 pmUnderstanding the reason for the blog post EPIC FAIL
Chris says:
September 23, 2008 at 10:06 pmNorway-
You are an idiot. Jakub clearly understands that he is an actor employed by Apple. It’s still kinda cool to see the “PC guy” with an iPhone. Calling someone a retard, in this case, only shows how incapable you are of interpreting/understanding irony, humor and the English language at large.
Evan says:
October 22, 2010 at 3:22 pmHow did you not win a Pulitzer Prize for this photo?