Apple fights back against Laptop Hunters ads

Patrick Warbutton wheeled in to slam Microsoft

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25 August 2009 5:54 GMT / By Stuart Miles

Seems those Microsoft "Laptop hunter" ads are really starting to get to Apple as the company has launched a new advert fighting back against "Top of the line" PCs.

In the latest in the series in the US, the adverts portray a redhead that looks like Lauren from the Microsoft adverts looking to buy a PC, before "The PC" wheels out Patrick Warbutton aka the voice of Joe Swanson from Family Guy.

After professing to be the computer for her, he struggles to be the computer that just works.

No surprise she goes off with the Mac.

Eh, what did you expect, it is an Apple advert after all.

Via: apple.com

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