Apple RosaParks?
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My buddy just reminded me Apple did the same thing when Jim Henson (Muppets creator) died. They put the old poster of him on their website.
pocho
(Oct 27 05, 12:48)
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good point pocho.Obviously people can't see eye to eye on this thing, but hey, that's what these forums are for. Personally, I wouldn't buy a product just because they use some historical figure in their advertising. Advertising in general just doesn't sway me that easily. After 31 years of existence on this polluted rock, I pretty much know what I like, and it isn't necessarily the most advertised or well marketed product on the market.
On the other hand, I think designbum makes a lot of sense not so much that Apple is targeting disposable income whites, but most likely Apple's main consumer is that demographic. I could be wrong, but being black and knowing quite a few black ppl (LOL at Dave Chappelle's "How Well Do You Know Black People?" skit) and white people, I'm going to have to say that out of my friends, maybe 7 of them own a Mac, and only one of them is black . I'm not stating that this is a direct reflection of financial status of that particular class, but it does raise some interesting questions in my head now.