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Apple’s share of the U.S. PC market jumped to 8.1% in the third quarter of 2007, a 37% increase from the previous year.  One reason for Apple’s surging success is its catchy “Hello, I’m a Mac” commercials starring Justin Long as “Mac” and John Hodgman as “PC”:

As you might expect, these successful Mac vs. PC commercials have spawned a legion of spin-offs and parodies. 
 

United Kingdom

Did you know Apple customizes its commercials for each region?  Check out “The Naughty Step” commercial showing in the U.K.:

Japan

And the Japanese Ninja version:

Christmas Animation

Apple used stop-motion animation to honor the classic Christmas TV shows:

South Park

Speaking of animation, here is the South Park version:

Web Ad

This commercial never made it on TV:

Parody

Comic Chris Elliott busts on file sharing:

PC’s Revenge

In this animated parody, PC finally gets its revenge:

Political

In the upcoming U.S. presidential elections, the Democrats represent change, and what better way to show “change” than with a Mac?

Anti-Mac

Rumor has it this funny anti-Mac rant originally inspired the Mac vs. PC ads (warning–adult language):

Mac in Love

And in real life, the “Mac” guy is apparently in love with the “E.T.” girl, Drew Barrymore:

“Mac phone home…”