From Selling Crack To Selling Macs?

[The Batt?sai]

Yes, Apple used U2 to sell iPods, but U2 isn't exactly the edgiest band in the world. Bono would never sing, "Buy or die, MF . . . ." 50 Cents not only might do it, he might have to do it to keep up his rep.... I just can't see the people at Apple doing what it would take to make this a success: their self-image would get in the way. It's like letting the ghetto kids take over the yacht club.

"Macstas" G-G-G G MINI UNIT!

😕

 

[Dritnul]

dear lord

now theyve matched 2 things i dislike (mac's and Rap)

they are trying to get me to hate them i know it

 

[BigJ]

Oh my God.

I haven't been to overclockers.com in probably 3 years.

 

[Fenixgoon]

where's the "i hate apple, it needs to D in a F now" option?

 

[remagavon]

If marketed correctly it'll be awesome, otherwise it will horribly fail. Appple has some of the best marketing people in the world, so I'm going to err on the side of it being a good idea, at least for now. The only Apple products that tend to bomb are ones that Jobs himself pushes through the internal Apple development channel, like the anniversary Mac and the Mac Cube.

Edit: Also take careful note that half of the Mac rumors you'll read on the web are completely fabricated. Every 3 weeks there's a new rumor about a ridiculously awesome new Ipod coming soon, when Apple has historically released Ipods in the fall. People never fail to hop onboard and believe what they're told though, which is why if you go to a Mac Rumor site you'll find a truckload of folks that are consistently dissapointed in what Apple actually does release.

 

[Cabages]

I like rap, but I hate 50.

 

[The Batt?sai]

Originally posted by: BigJ
Oh my God.

😀

 

[PhlashFoto]

Maybe Apple will do a a trade in "Crack for a Mac" promo. It should change those street thugz into eThugz.

 

[VanTheMan]

Apple's going to alienate all of it's elitist customer base. Oh wait... their elitist customer base will just listen and do whatever Apple tells them to do out of blind devotion, so I guess it'll work.

 

[Rip the Jacker]

I hate 50 cent as a rapper... but a businessman... ROFLMAO gj.

 

[darkswordsman17]

This can't be the first thread about this. I could swear its been sevral days since I first read about this.

To be honest, this might work quite well. Just get some rappers to start using Macs in their music videos and they'll start buying them like crazy. I mean, they're wanting to pull in a demographic that loves to spend money, like rims that cost more than their car, and all kinds of money on popular clothing. If the people they idolize act like its a hot, must-have item (*cough* iPod *cough*), then they will want to buy it. On top of this, younger people can tell their parents they want a computer, which tends to be something parents would like to hear (well compared to $200 sneakers and stuff like that).

 

[0roo0roo]

apple shouldn't be promoting sh*ts like 50 cent.

 

[njswift10141980]

wow.....just wow, it looks like apple might be going through a midlife crisis.

 

[The Batt?sai]

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
apple shouldn't be promoting sh*ts like 50 cent.

😕

 

[Ika]

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
apple shouldn't be promoting sh*ts like 50 cent.

50 cent shouldn't be promoting sh*t like apple.

/ihateapplepost

 

[MisterJackson]

Will it cost fitty cent?

 

[Queasy]

Great...

So does this mean that since Fitty is supporting Macs that West Coast rappers will start supporting PCs? Just what we need...the East Coast/West Coast rivalries and shootings in the world computer nerd-dom.

 

[The Batt?sai]

Originally posted by: MisterJackson
Will it cost fitty cent?

if it does i'll get one 😀 (ebay 😉)