In a world where machines not only help us do our jobs, but also do them faster, there is no better time to strengthen our devices, and to make them keep up with our pace. Apple, aware of this necessity, has recently released a series of videos that demonstrate how the Mac can be the perfect companion for your daily tasks, pushing the limits of battery life and multitasking, until you can say for sure that ‘There’s nothing like Mac’.
The protagonist of Apple’s most recent set of ads is the power of Apple silicon: 30-second slice-of-life vignettes, which aren’t so much ads as they are melodramas. In these films, the MacBook isn’t depicted as a burger gadget or a waffle machine. Instead, it’s the magic portal that will help you conquer the digital frontier – whether it’s an intricate 3D-modelling project that twists your mind, or a class of hungry students who expect your laptop to focus its full attention on them.
Here too, Apple’s spin is triumphant: the Mac is engineered as much for the tasks of the future as for today’s, an erstwhile Punic warship that can make multitasking as simple as breathing and all-day battery life less metaphorical, less mythic.
Naysayers and disbelievers would ask: How can the Mac possibly multitask, or keep up with the frenetic demands without the battery breaking into a sweat, raising that white flag halfway through the day? The new spots lay those questions to rest, as Apple so aptly demonstrates how the Mac can best be relied upon for brainy or brawny tasks, so that users can create, perform and deliver without being tied down to a wall outlet.
But this is also a visual reminder of why the Mac has always been a popular choice for creatives, professionals and students who don’t want to make compromises on quality, performance or battery life.
Even more ironically, those ads began rolling out the same week that Qualcomm announced a new ad campaign starring the actor Justin Long, of the ‘I’m a Mac’ ads, extolling the virtues of its new Snapdragon chip for ARM PCs. It’s a tech saga that’s still evolving, with the Mac and Apple silicon now central characters in an ongoing tech mythology.
Now the public forum is open and the court is in session. One is succinct, and goes for the heartstrings; the other is complex, with a voiceover akin to a monologue at a poetry slam. But both are filled with information, and both leave the viewer informed and inspired. Apple invites all who view to share, discuss, and bring their digital workflow to a new and metaphoric level.
Behind the Mac’s allure is a marriage of hardware and software thanks to Apple silicon, all seamlessly integrated for optimal performance efficiency and, as a consequence, unprecedented levels of battery life with no sacrifice in performance or productivity. Apple has an end-to-end philosophy of technology, which isn’t about devices, but about experiences that inspire users to work through their creative and productive ideas.
What’s more, Apple’s Mac vision is one of a continual evolution, the same one expressed at all levels, from its design ethos to its environmental policy. The Mac is always changing to embrace the future, but still stays connected to the needs of humans today.
It is a story of endless creativity and uncompromising desire to improve every little thing in user experience, from the day in the garage to the humongous corporation of today. Apple has never stopped where there is something to be done to make us experience technology in a more wonderful way, more humanely. Apple believes in making beautiful products that can change the world. This belief, along with the pursuit of perfection, has made Apple’s products so popular all over the world.
In sum, Apple is not a company: it is a culture, a community and an engine for the good of humankind, wherever the company’s revolutionary products – be they technological or cultural or sociological – take us.
Thus ends our immersion in the Mac and its staying power, which we hope has shown that Apple’s latest marketing campaign is about more than just marketing; it is about innovation, creativity and the possibilities that emerge when technology and ingenuity meet. And there never has been, and never will be, anything like the Mac.
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