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To: Mark Palmberg who wrote (11635)	4/16/1998 6:25:00 PM
From: Edward Boghosian	Respond to of 213186

Nintendo beats Windows? Anyway, I voted 10,000 times.

To: Mark Palmberg who wrote (11635)	4/17/1998 1:07:00 AM
From: IanBruce	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 213186

This has got to be rigged... Or maybe it's just easier for Mac users to get to Yahoo! Microsoft's enforcement of media access (as well the media itself) was the subject of one of a series of "no-computer", computer commercials I'd proposed to Apple and Lee Clow at Chiat/Day. "Information Super-Highway to Hell" Ian Bruce Draft 3: 12/1/97 :60 Second version --------------- FADE IN: INT. CAR DEALER SHOWROOM - DAY 1 An artificially cheery but otherwise nondescript car showroom. The several CARS here look like a collection of oddly-matched spare parts from various kinds of vehicles - not all of them having to do with ground transportation. DREW CAREY walks in. DEALER Welcome to our showroom sir. CAREY Oh, hi. I was looking to buy a new car... DREW begins fiddles with an odd looking "ACCESSORY" mounted to a "CAR's" HOOD) DEALER Well, you've come to the right place sir. We have all the latest models. PIECE of "CAR" comes off in DREW's hand CAREY Woops! Hey,... just how old ARE these things!? DEALER It's a '95, sir... it's brand new. CAREY (Blinks) How can it be a '95, AND brand new? DEALER (opening car door) Hop in sir? DREW does a double-take as driver's-side DOOR opens backwards. DREW hesitantly climbs in. CUT TO: INT. CAR 2 DREW is presented with a dizzying array of jerry-rigged BUTTONS, SWITCHES and LEVERS on CENTER CONSOLE. As car door closes, DEALER is now somehow on the opposite side of the car, leaning in through passenger-side window. DREW reacts.) CAREY Guh!!... DEALER It's completely automatic. Just press this button to go to our movie. Pull this lever to go to our store, press this one to... CAREY Wait a second, I thought you guys sold cars. DEALER (pregnant pause)My, that IS a good one sir! (resumes) Press this one to go to our... CAREY Wait! What if I just want to go, where I, want to go? DEALER (pause)... And where do YOU want to go? CAREY Today? Well... DEALER (quickly) Really sir, if we thought that were important... DEALER presses START BUTTON. Engine roars to life DEALER ...we would have put in a steering wheel. Quick pull-back from driver's-side confirms this minor omission - as WINDOWS suddenly roll up - and DOORS LOCK with a "THUNK" CAREY (muffled) What?! Aaaaaaahhhhhhh!!! DREW starts banging on WINDOWS. PULL BACK TO: INT. SHOWROOM - DAY 3 Dealer waves as CAR shoots off showroom floor - and through showroom window. QUICK FADE TO: APPLE LOGO GRAPHIC SFX: MACINTOSH START-UP "CHIME" SUPER: "Macintosh" SUPER: "Think Different" ---------------