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A nice PC of work


If you've read some of my posts over the years you will know that I am a Mac addict. The Apple campaign 'I'm a mac…and I'm a PC' reinforced everything I believed about my brand of choice and conferred on me the kind of cool that I know only resides in my dreams.

When I came across this spot I felt bad for having been so partisan. PC users are, it seems, people too, not just stereotypes.

And maybe, just maybe, I'm feeling a little vulnerable right now; because the disk drive on my new Powerbook has gone phutt after just a few months. Maybe not enough to really sway me to the dark side, but enough to shake some of my unquestioning loyalty.

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