Matt Groening’s The Simpsons makes fun of (M)Apple
The Next Web — It’s not too hard to create a satire about a group with million of members that gets all hysteric about shiny little objects. The writers of The Simpsons prove how easy it actually is. Last night’s broadcast in the US contained six minutes of pure Apple - or should I say Mapple? - mockery. Check out the videos behind the click before Fox finds out or read the report on Engadget. ...

The Simpsons skewer Apple
Technology: Technology blog | guardian.co.uk — The Simpsons, having brought down George Bush (the older one) - he said he wanted America to be "more like the Waltons and less like the Simpsons" - are now turning their attention to the fruity output of California. Yes, Apple. That Apple. The company featured on the most recent Simpsons, and is up to the standard ...

Simpsons takes jabs at Apple cult, costs
MacNN | The Macintosh News Network — In its most recent episode, popular animated sitcom The Simpsons has parodied a variety of aspects of Apple culture, including its marketing, high prices and cult-like following. The plot sees the opening of the first Springfield Mapple store, stocked with products such as MyPhones and MyPods, and services such as the Brainiac Bar. Though Lisa finds she cannot afford even MyPhonies earbuds, by f... ...

Video: Bart Simpson channels Steve Jobs
Brainstorm Tech: Technology blogs, news and analysis from Fortune Magazine » Apple 2.0 — Get it while it’s still available on YouTube: The Simpsons’ clever send-up of “Mapple,” “MyPods,” “MyPhones” and “Steve Mobs,” whose real slogan, Lisa Simpson learns, is not “think differently” but “no refunds.” Our favorite scene: ...

The Simpsons lampoon Apple
The Apple Core — December 1st, 2008 The Simpsons lampoon Apple Posted by Jason D. O'Grady @ 9:12 am Categories: Apple , Humor , Apple Retail Store Tags: YouTube Inc. , Apple Inc. , DVR , Digital Video , Personal Technology , Home Entertainment , Jason D. O'Grady The Simpsons lampoon Apple No one is safe from satire on The Simpsons . The animated series, which just began its 20th season, has lampooned just about every large company, celebrity and pretty much every aspect of pop culture. Last night’s episode featured a six minute segment that parodied Apple Inc. at the ...

Monday fun - Simpsons parody Apple
Hardware 2.0 — December 1st, 2008 Monday fun - Simpsons parody Apple Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 9:51 am Categories: Apple Tags: Apple Inc. , Fun , Adrian Kingsley-Hughes Simpsons parody Apple … uh, Mapple. MyPods, MyPhones, Brainiac Bars :) Oh, and the killer line:“You think you’re cool because you buy a $500 phone with a picture of a fruit on it. Well guess what? They cost 8 bucks to make and I pee on every one!” And there I was thinking that The Simpsons had both jumped the shark and nuked the fridge a long time ago! [image] [image] (via Engadget ) ...

The Simpsons Mock Cult of Apple
Wired: Gadget Lab — I think The Simpsons should've been canceled years ago, but I couldn't help but giggle at last night's episode mocking Apple fan boys and Steve Jobs. In just six minutes, the show hurls jokes at everything from iPods to iPhones to Apple's overpriced computers and Steve Jobs' (Steve "Mobs") God-like charisma. Nothing better to kick off a Monday morning after a holiday weekend. Check out the videos (above) before the copyrighters pull them down.  ...

The Simpsons Apple spoof likely has many wondering what a “myCube” is
VentureBeat — I haven’t watched The Simpsons in ages. I guess I just find it hard to relate to a show that I found funny when I was eight years old. But I was shocked to learn that in its 20 seasons, the show hadn’t really mocked Apple before — until last night. In an episode titled, “Mypods and Boomsticks,” the Simpson family travels to the new “Mapple” store in Springfield. It’s filled with “myPods,” “myPhones” and a “Brainiac Bar.” Lisa Simpson is sad because she can’t afford any of the products, so she tries to buy some “myPhonies,” fake ...

"The Simpsons" Takes On Apple
InformationWeek - All Stories And Blogs — Topics: Apple Unvarnished : Digital Life "The Simpsons" Takes On Apple Posted by Mitch Wagner , Dec 1, 2008 02:42 PM [image] When I came in this morning, Twitter was buzzing over an Apple parody that ran on The Simpsons last night. Homer, Marge, and the kids visit the Mapple Store at the mall and admire the MyPods and MyPhones. The segment includes a parody-in-a-parody of the famous 1984 Apple "Big Brother" commercial, featuring Comic Book Guy instead of an athletic woman with Eurythmics hair. Watch the embedded video below, until YouTube takes it down. Until watching this video, it never occurred ...

Video: Simpsons Lampoons (M)Apple
Homotron.net — While I generally don't like the Simpsons (put down your pitchforks! It's just not my cup of tea most times OK?), the writers have finally gotten around to mocking Apple in a hilarious segment of their latest episode in which all "Mapple" customers are subservient to their god, Steve Mobs, brandishing their MyPod earbuds as weapons to enforce their agenda: ...

Bad News for Microsoft: Windows, IE Net Usage Dip Lower
SitePoint — Just a day after TV’s The Simpson’s hilariously mocked Apple, the Cupertino, California-company is having the last laugh as the Internet share for their operating system is at a all-time high, at the expense of Windows, which has sunk to an all-time low. According to the Apple 2.0 blog, the Mac’s share of web hits reached almost 9% and set a record for the month of November. Windows, meanwhile, sunk below 90% of Internet usage by operating system for the first time. Internet Explorer also sunk below the psychological barrier of 70% to 69.78% for the first time in Net Applications’ ...