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Mac-Friendly Fox (12/19/99)
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So we were kicking back on the couch Sunday night, watching Fox with one eye and surfing on the iBook with the other. Our Christmas cards were all sent, most of our shopping was done, and, after a heinous all-night frenzy of giftwrap and packing tape (don't try this at home, kiddies-- we're trained professionals), almost all of the presents for out-of-state friends and family was firmly in the hands of the U.S. Postal Service. Sure, there was more to do-- but it was time for a break.
And how gratifying that break was. First, as faithful viewer Phil Duffy notes, the special Y2K Hysteria episode of King of the Hill showed Hank buying Peggy a Y2K-compliant replacement for her ancient and beloved Kaypro computer-- and it was clearly shown to be an iMac. "I got you the Blueberry one," says Hank. Score one for Apple in the raging battle for cartoon market share. (Also, an ex-Dell employee was portrayed as mean, spiteful, and paranoid-- an added bonus. And maybe it's just us, but the brusque salesperson who was incapacitated when the store's computer system crashed had Best Buy written all over him.)
But that's not all; as faithful viewer Scott Hadley reminds us, Microsoft took its lumps on the holiday episode of The Simpsons. For those of you who missed it, the season's hottest toy turns out to be a doll programmed to destroy all other toys-- how's that for anticompetitive behavior? "Just like Microsoft," quoth Bart. Out of the mouths of brats, and all that. Ah, Fox-- what outrageously good deed must we have performed in a past life to deserve you?
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 | | The above scene was taken from the 12/19/99 episode: December 19, 1999: Steve Jobs: always a bridesmaid, never a bride-- at least as far as Time is concerned. Meanwhile, AirPort's occasionally hellish setup continues to take a beating in the press, and Fox spreads a bit of holiday cheer to Mac users the world over...
Other scenes from that episode: 1981: Always a Bridesmaid (12/19/99) Sigh... Another year, another snub from the meanies at Time Magazine. Poor Steve Jobs; here's a man who pulled off one of the greatest turnarounds in history in a classic story straight out of Hollywood (boy cofounds company, boy is ousted from company, boy returns to save company by building translucent computers), and he can't seem to catch a break in the "Person of the Year" awards... 1982: Flight's Delayed (12/19/99) It's official: we're declaring AirPort to be Apple's "Most Maligned Product of 1999." For a while there it looked like the iBook was a solid lock, what with all the comparisons to toilet seats, make-up compacts, and Hello Kitty fashion accessories; it's amazing what a little masculine insecurity can kick up...
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