Apple's new ad is so bad viewers assumed it was an AI joke, say critics
Syntetisaattori · x · 2026-10-15
Austen shared an official Apple ad saying it may be the first Apple ad that made him actively not want to buy the product. Reposter sm confirmed it's a real ad, saying he initially assumed it was an AI-made joke designed to make the product look terrible — "fire the whole marketing team."
The ad is circulating as a notable Apple marketing flop, widely mistaken for satire.
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