Great post on TUAW featuring background on a series of ads that ran on Apple’s web site back when the iPod was still new and the iTunes Music Store first opened its doors.
My favorite is below. I don’t remember any of these and I bought an iPod on day one. Very cool!
Didn’t Eminem try to sue Apple over this one?
Yes! Good memory. http://appleinsider.com/articles/05/10/13/apple_pulls_new_eminem_ad_spot
I thought the same thing. I think that was the ad that Eminem sued Apple over. They then, as part of a settlement, did a special ad featuring one of his songs.
No, Eminem’s (first) suit against Apple was for this ad – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chzdR7K58RI
No, it was this kid:
http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/Eminem_Apple_Settle_Lawsuit
gross.
I commented on TUAW’s original post. I would not use “great” to describe it. They got a bunch of newbies over there. I’m a little surprised The Loop didn’t know the story behind this campaign, which is more interesting than the ads themselves.