Justin Long, the 'I'm a Mac' actor, defects from Apple
CNN
"I'm a Mac" actor Justin Long is now a PC guy.
Nearly two decades ago, Long extolled the benefits of Mac computers while playing one opposite John Hodgman's PC in Apple's iconic "Get a Mac" commercials. Now, in a pointed jab at Apple (AAPL), Long is featured in a new Intel (INTC) ad where he appears much more excited about new Intel-based PCs than the latest Mac laptops. "Hello, I'm a — Justin. Just a real person, doing a real comparison between Mac and PC," Long says in the new Intel commercial, an obvious play on the "Hello, I'm a Mac" intro to the old Apple ads.
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