Ellen pokes fun at Apple... and then apologizes
By Joshua Topolsky 
posted May 4th 2010 6:28PM
posted May 4th 2010 6:28PM
posted May 4th 2010 6:28PM
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hahaha i love ellen
@Dustin
Yeah that's fine but.... that was a really lame parody ad!
"Funny right?" she asked...
Ummm NO!! You are actually making fun of vision challenged people who have difficulty using otherwise great products.
@Dustin Yeah it was pretty funny. Take a joke Apple, you're becoming caricatures of yourselves.
@Dustin
too bad Apple doesn't.
Android lives!
@Dustin
Ellen has given away thousands of iPods over the years... Apple needs to chill...
@FrankTheCrank
please dont start. thank you.
@Dustin
iHop
@Dustin Perhaps you do. But I promise she won't love you back. And not because she's an Android. :-)
damn apple are becoming relay fascists
@KingpinEX What's a relay fascist? Is it like a fascist by proxy?
@Dustin
That makes me mad and not because it's Apple. No comedian should ever have to apologize for a harmless joke such as that. What the fuck is wrong with Apple?
Of course, with her sharp wit, Apple "being upset" with her could have also been part of the joke and Apple never said a word.
I doubt they would have said anything official since she's firmly protected by "parody", and they don't say much unofficially.
So it was probably just Ellen riffing on the "Angry Apple" that's prevalent in the news lately. (The lost iPhone, Flash dissing, etc...)
@Dustin
now now kids, i understand why your mad at apple for talking to her about her harmless "ad". But i can see why apple was slightly mad, some people would actually believe this. trust me.....people these days...
@Dustin That's a shame, then. There's only a small learning curve to use a touchscreen device, then it becomes pretty easy.
@TheAmazingWJV
First he spelled really wrong, and Fascism is a belief that many dictators believed in, Hitler was a fascist dictator, and yeah u get the picture
@David Bailey
It's not that they just can't take a joke, they forced her to praise their stuff.
@Dustin
I somewhat want to go to one of her shows....
@WestCoastG
Agreed, seems as they tell her to retract OR WE KILL YOU?
My God, it was only a joke.
@Dustin : she looks terrified. I'm surprised Apple didn't pre-crime this, could have saved her a lot of misery ... oh wait, that's not due for release until the fall.
@JW I know. People used to make fun of Bill Gates right in front of him (even Jobs in that interview with them both and Mossberg) and he wasn't a dick about it. In fact if I remember that interview correctly Jobs ripped on Microsoft and Gates only said good stuff about Apple.
Apple has small man syndrome maybe?
That parody was stupid, but it was even worse for Apple to take it so seriously. Those apps are bigger than the keys on just about any mobile phone, I think everyone knew she was messing up on purpose :P
@Dustin
i Lol'd
@Eli Haj Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha!
Nice one!
@Dustin
Corporations......*sigh*.......already took over the media, but now have control over Ellen?
*shakes head in sorrow*
@WestCoastG EXACTLY!
@Dustin Tomorrow:
Ellen: I'm sorry Apple, I apologize that I publicly apologized to you the other day, because that totally makes you looks like a douch bag. Oh wait...
@Dustin
She's definitely made American Idol better for me
@WestCoastG
Ah this is what happens when you make fun of an American Idol sponsor, you end up on TV grovelling for forgiveness. Pathetic.
@Nonsanity
I think there's more to this apple zombie thing than we ever imagined! "it's probably just part of the joke, cause apple wouldn't ever do such a thing" Holy crap are you guys getting paid to be loyal? Or better yet are they blackmailing you? I mean next you'll say they didn't intentionally leave out the usb port on the Ipad! I'm convinced it's a form of brainwashing that us logical people just might not ever understand!! LOL But in a seriousness it really is sad that she has to apologize for joking around..Although it does help me understand a little why I've become such an irrational Apple hater! :)
@Dustin iapologize...
@TheAmazingWJV I may be wrong but scholars believe a relay fascist is one who is party to a relay team.... Each member executes a specific portion of the teams philosophy... I.e. Hitler, Hess, gerring etc. Are one of the more famous relays in history
Screw apple
@Eli Haj
I wouldn't apologize and if they came after me and I had a talk show then I'll let loose all of their bad practices-Adobe CEO would say that lol!
But serioulsy who are they to be given an apology after being made fun of? They are a company like any other companies and shouldn't be bullying people around!
@Dustin LMAO! Blank Check reference FTW! Mr. Machintosh! HAHAH! Good job Ellen.
Apple is really becoming a bunch of iHoles.
Jebus fudge I can't believe they made her apologize for that!
Every day that goes by I want to own Apple products less and less. I love(d) my PowerBook G4 (no longer my primary computer due to it's slowness and five minute battery life, but it was my faithful companion for years and I still use it as a DVD player) but good grief, folks! That fake commercial was hilarious, it didn't even seem to be making fun of Apple, and if she had to apologize for THAT....
Remember when Apple was the cool, outsider company with a sense of humor? RIP.... :(
@Dustin Ellen should call Oprah and they can use their talk show host powers to destroy Apple with Oprah's laser that she undoubtedly has.
@JW
Indeed. i think it's pathetic that she caved to the assholes at Apple. Give me a f**king break!!
How much false S have they spread about other companies!!
@Pookiewood
iParanoid
@cherryboom
He never said it slowed down. He said it was slow. How about using that skill called reading comprehension?
@Dustin
This is soo pathetic.. Apple cant handle a joke, treats its customers like shit, and makes them dance as they wish! haha.. power of crApple!
Wish someone like Conan or Russell Peters had made that commercial... someone with ummmm balls?? Ellen caved in to Apple's pressure too easily.
@sharms On a second thought... I wish John Stewart had made that commercial and Apple had asked him to apologize. Now that would have been a riot!! A verbal one but a riot nevertheless!!!
@David Bailey If only google and apple can laugh out that android battle then everything would be great! http://bit.ly/google-v-apple-debacle-opinions
@Dustin
Don't know if anyone said this yet, but Steve Jobs is starting to look like Tom Cruise on South Park trying to get the power of Muhammad so nobody can make fun of him anymore. Fucking PATHETIC.
@Nonsanity
You really think she made that up? I call BS. I guarantee Apple went wah wahh all the way home.
She didn't specify how she knows that Apple didn't like her fake commercial. Like as if Jobs personally called her and told her so. For all we know she might just be hungry for cheap attention.
@Dustin
I never thought I'd see a lesbian blowing Steve Jobs like that.
Ok that was wrong. I'm sorry.
I still don't understand the appeal of Apple. They're stylish I guess? Can't stand the OS. It just doesn't feel right. Don't know. It just seems like everyone got overcome by the same type of hype as those folks who actually thought Avatar was a good movie. It's pretty, but otherwise full of itself and nowhere near as good as people claim. Like Apple products.
We all have our own opinions I guess. It's all subjective.
Keep up the good work Ellen. Say whatever you want. It's entertaining and in the end, that's what you're there for. To entertain.
@TheAmazingWJV Best post evar!
@fowenati I feel like I've just been Glen Beck'd...I feel dirty.