GTA IV's iPhone Parody Cuts to the Heart of Apple's Mystique, Then Stabs it Repeatedly - Gizmodo Comments

GTA IV's iPhone Parody Cuts to the Heart of Apple's Mystique, Then Stabs it Repeatedly

Jraktal — Tue, 06 May 2008 14:59:44 EDT

Funny in game ad

COD4 is a 10 minute circle jerk, rinse and repeat for white suburban 15yr olds who listen to Rap.

I love 1st person shooters, and frankly COD4 cheapens the genre. ( i know a bit harsh it is just a chimpy game)

give me Half-Life, Half-Life 2 , System Shock 2 , BioShock

Jraktal

GTA IV's iPhone Parody Cuts to the Heart of Apple's Mystique, Then Stabs it Repeatedly

aussie — Fri, 02 May 2008 20:56:45 EDT

@SeattleTed: @superbad:

I work as an animator during the day. While my PC is rendering I like to entertain myself on mindless blogs, like perezhilton.com... I comment here too from time to time.

aussie

GTA IV's iPhone Parody Cuts to the Heart of Apple's Mystique, Then Stabs it Repeatedly

Moordryd — Fri, 02 May 2008 19:58:20 EDT

I don't think the ad in GTA4 was commenting on Apple more that it was commenting on its user-base who think anything by Apple is chawesome.

I also agree that GTA4 does not warrant the 99%+ that it's been getting. The load-times would take marks off other games... why not this one? Also, the graphics aren't all that great. COD4 looks twice as better.

Don't believe the hype.

Moordryd

GTA IV's iPhone Parody Cuts to the Heart of Apple's Mystique, Then Stabs it Repeatedly

robinandtami — Fri, 02 May 2008 17:05:09 EDT

@aussie:

I stupidly pawned the title for my life, and haven't been able to get it back yet.

robinandtami

GTA IV's iPhone Parody Cuts to the Heart of Apple's Mystique, Then Stabs it Repeatedly

superbad — Fri, 02 May 2008 15:44:41 EDT

@aussie: "I do scupture and classical ballet in my spare time, that's when I'm not out at night feeding homeless people on the streets."

...and then you comment multiple times on a Gizmodo post covering something that doesn't even interest you. Yeah, your time must be a real precious commodity.

superbad

GTA IV's iPhone Parody Cuts to the Heart of Apple's Mystique, Then Stabs it Repeatedly

Trowble (XBL/PSN) — Fri, 02 May 2008 14:37:37 EDT

The iFruit iPhone! I want me some of that! I've been waiting for a phone with an "All Ego" feature.

Trowble (XBL/PSN)

GTA IV's iPhone Parody Cuts to the Heart of Apple's Mystique, Then Stabs it Repeatedly

SeattleTed — Fri, 02 May 2008 13:51:47 EDT

@aussie: Is reading a blog a mindless activity?

Please direct us as to how we can follow your path of righteousness.

SeattleTed

GTA IV's iPhone Parody Cuts to the Heart of Apple's Mystique, Then Stabs it Repeatedly

sonicwind — Fri, 02 May 2008 12:23:01 EDT

waah, this is not true. I hate you.

sonicwind

GTA IV's iPhone Parody Cuts to the Heart of Apple's Mystique, Then Stabs it Repeatedly

aussie — Fri, 02 May 2008 12:09:38 EDT

@WD40:
@edosan:
I do scupture and classical ballet in my spare time, that's when I'm not out at night feeding homeless people on the streets.

aussie

GTA IV's iPhone Parody Cuts to the Heart of Apple's Mystique, Then Stabs it Repeatedly

GregH — Fri, 02 May 2008 11:40:23 EDT

The parody is funny. The commenters who are offended by it are even funnier.

GregH

GTA IV's iPhone Parody Cuts to the Heart of Apple's Mystique, Then Stabs it Repeatedly

KLanD — Fri, 02 May 2008 11:26:16 EDT

@92BuickLeSabre: "In other words, the iFruit is the LG Vue of iPhone parodies."

So.. you mean it's better?

KLanD

GTA IV's iPhone Parody Cuts to the Heart of Apple's Mystique, Then Stabs it Repeatedly

MarsVolta — Fri, 02 May 2008 11:20:09 EDT

haha i love rockstar
but that's so true about the iphone

MarsVolta

GTA IV's iPhone Parody Cuts to the Heart of Apple's Mystique, Then Stabs it Repeatedly

misterwho — Fri, 02 May 2008 11:00:25 EDT

Sorry. I tried to stop myself.

misterwho

GTA IV's iPhone Parody Cuts to the Heart of Apple's Mystique, Then Stabs it Repeatedly

misterwho — Fri, 02 May 2008 10:58:04 EDT

@bitfactory:
iTHINK Not!

...gettit? ROTFLAMOJ!!!1!11!

misterwho

GTA IV's iPhone Parody Cuts to the Heart of Apple's Mystique, Then Stabs it Repeatedly

edosan — Fri, 02 May 2008 10:52:26 EDT

@aussie: Congratulations on the whole "having a life" thing.

Now tell us what you like to do so we can tell you it's stupid.

This is the Internet, after all.

edosan

GTA IV's iPhone Parody Cuts to the Heart of Apple's Mystique, Then Stabs it Repeatedly

chuckwrona — Fri, 02 May 2008 10:38:24 EDT

Has anyone else noticed how much the browser in that shot looks like Safari?

chuckwrona

GTA IV's iPhone Parody Cuts to the Heart of Apple's Mystique, Then Stabs it Repeatedly

WD40 — Fri, 02 May 2008 10:15:52 EDT

@aussie: Some people like to do drugs, some people drink alcohol, some people read books, some people skate and yes people play games too. You mean to tell me you don't have a hobby to pass time?

I'm sure your hobby is a mindless to others.

WD40

GTA IV's iPhone Parody Cuts to the Heart of Apple's Mystique, Then Stabs it Repeatedly

WD40 — Fri, 02 May 2008 10:13:37 EDT

I'm sure for the majority here, only the windows fanboys think this is funny. I swear I'm going to frame this because it's freaking hilarious!!!

WD40

GTA IV's iPhone Parody Cuts to the Heart of Apple's Mystique, Then Stabs it Repeatedly

aussie — Fri, 02 May 2008 09:53:15 EDT

@aR-Tard: It actually took me a while to understand what these guys were talking about.

I haven't played a 3D game since the early to mid 90's - it gave me a headache and nausea.

I have a life and can't imagine wasting it on a mindless activity, life's too short.

aussie

GTA IV's iPhone Parody Cuts to the Heart of Apple's Mystique, Then Stabs it Repeatedly

banmojo — Fri, 02 May 2008 09:29:04 EDT

ROFLMAO

hmm, always wanted to type that in. Felt appropriate here. Very funny, but of course we all know that the iPhone was/is a really great product for its niche and no I'm definitely NOT a fanboy (I think Stevie is an egomaniac badword badword who overprices his shite due to his fanboy base. But I guess if you can do it and get away with it, then have at it boyo)

banmojo

GTA IV's iPhone Parody Cuts to the Heart of Apple's Mystique, Then Stabs it Repeatedly

mrxcel — Fri, 02 May 2008 09:10:04 EDT

@bitfactory:
Amen! all i think now is " OUR UAV IS ONLINE!"

mrxcel

GTA IV's iPhone Parody Cuts to the Heart of Apple's Mystique, Then Stabs it Repeatedly

vote Obama — Fri, 02 May 2008 08:49:33 EDT

@R2B2:
UK slang for w@nker

vote Obama

GTA IV's iPhone Parody Cuts to the Heart of Apple's Mystique, Then Stabs it Repeatedly

Joseph — Fri, 02 May 2008 08:48:38 EDT

@b33g33: The commericals are getting tired... at first I thought they were funny, but now it's just retarded. Apple makes hardware software packages, Dells make hardware, and Microsoft makes software. Other than the fact that they are all in the computer business, Apple arguing that their bundled solution is better by poking at the obvious market dominator's has gotten old.

I will however say that I'm not suprirsed at their tactics. They have been doing this since the old G3 vs Pentium II days.

It's funny that the company they were bashing is now the backbone of their whole product line.

Joseph

GTA IV's iPhone Parody Cuts to the Heart of Apple's Mystique, Then Stabs it Repeatedly

vote Obama — Fri, 02 May 2008 08:45:54 EDT

does it fit where the sun doesn't shine?

i love the ego bit - but then what is GTA also all about - they must be experts to cotton on to the core truths about Apple's appeal.

vote Obama

GTA IV's iPhone Parody Cuts to the Heart of Apple's Mystique, Then Stabs it Repeatedly

sebas0069 — Fri, 02 May 2008 08:35:26 EDT

I'm a windowz user, and this is a boring joke.

sebas0069

GTA IV's iPhone Parody Cuts to the Heart of Apple's Mystique, Then Stabs it Repeatedly

b33g33 — Fri, 02 May 2008 08:25:16 EDT

some truth to this. What I dislike about Macs isn't so much the technology or the design. Its mainly Jobs and his insufferable ego. That and those really annoying commercials.

b33g33

GTA IV's iPhone Parody Cuts to the Heart of Apple's Mystique, Then Stabs it Repeatedly

aR-Tard — Fri, 02 May 2008 08:22:08 EDT

@aussie:
LOL I wrote the exact same thing on another post..somewhere..hehe

What's this GTA4 you guys keep talking about!?

aR-Tard

GTA IV's iPhone Parody Cuts to the Heart of Apple's Mystique, Then Stabs it Repeatedly

robinandtami — Fri, 02 May 2008 08:16:58 EDT

If you have a friedn who is a good helicopter pilot and knows their way around New York, have them give you a tour. Last night, in the pregame lobby, we toured Central Park, Time Square, the Statue of Liberty and a the titty bar. It was more fun than playing the game! It's the best way to show off the graphics, especially Time Square.

robinandtami

GTA IV's iPhone Parody Cuts to the Heart of Apple's Mystique, Then Stabs it Repeatedly

aussie — Fri, 02 May 2008 05:43:32 EDT

What's GTAIV? Is it some sort of STD? Sure sounds like it!

aussie

GTA IV's iPhone Parody Cuts to the Heart of Apple's Mystique, Then Stabs it Repeatedly

Camperton — Fri, 02 May 2008 05:25:00 EDT

[gizmodo.com]

That is all.

Camperton

GTA IV's iPhone Parody Cuts to the Heart of Apple's Mystique, Then Stabs it Repeatedly

bailey_ca — Fri, 02 May 2008 01:10:16 EDT

@R2B2: Bingo. Despite what people may think, Rockstar is actually mocking both Windows and Apple fanboys/haters. Linky, linky....

bailey_ca

GTA IV's iPhone Parody Cuts to the Heart of Apple's Mystique, Then Stabs it Repeatedly

R2B2 — Fri, 02 May 2008 00:35:36 EDT

I understand what a tosser is, I was just wondering about the word To$$er that was used in the above parody. Is a To$$er a Micro$oft user in the GTA universe?

R2B2

GTA IV's iPhone Parody Cuts to the Heart of Apple's Mystique, Then Stabs it Repeatedly

diabolusunknown — Thu, 01 May 2008 23:43:12 EDT

@R2B2: [www.urbandictionary.com]

Its funny to see that Rockstar is also involved in the Apple hating as well.

diabolusunknown

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R2B2 — Thu, 01 May 2008 23:39:59 EDT

What's a to$$er?

R2B2

GTA IV's iPhone Parody Cuts to the Heart of Apple's Mystique, Then Stabs it Repeatedly

thechansen — Thu, 01 May 2008 23:33:58 EDT

The radio show Judge and the case of the husband who plays a World of Warcraft-esque game.... "He just comes in the room and starts pinching my ass screaming '2 Damage, 2 damage, 2 damage'." That entire case was hilarious.

thechansen

GTA IV's iPhone Parody Cuts to the Heart of Apple's Mystique, Then Stabs it Repeatedly

Franssu — Thu, 01 May 2008 23:26:56 EDT

@homerjay: Even in 1991 the NOT ruined the impact of second degree IMHO.

Franssu

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media_lush — Thu, 01 May 2008 23:20:40 EDT

The overall comments that I've seen over the net - actually, tell a lie, ALL the comments I've seen have been along the lines of LOL etc - and most of these from Mac sites.

I guess the point I'm making is that if this was reversed and was a PC "piss-take" than this forum would be full of rants.

It just reinforces my belief in the Apple (users/fanboys) zeitgeist.

media_lush

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logruszed — Thu, 01 May 2008 23:11:41 EDT

@homerjay: oooh! Facial!

logruszed

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techwhiz140 — Thu, 01 May 2008 23:11:32 EDT

I don't have gta4, and I don't really care for this.

techwhiz140

GTA IV's iPhone Parody Cuts to the Heart of Apple's Mystique, Then Stabs it Repeatedly

shadow_judge — Thu, 01 May 2008 22:59:25 EDT

GTA always make makes me laugh in their parodies, especially since I really hate Apple Inc.

shadow_judge

GTA IV's iPhone Parody Cuts to the Heart of Apple's Mystique, Then Stabs it Repeatedly

92BuickLeSabre — Thu, 01 May 2008 22:58:58 EDT

@Mandatory_Field: "full circle" FTW!!!

(Isn't that how we're supposed to finish these off?)

92BuickLeSabre

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nathancg — Thu, 01 May 2008 22:53:30 EDT

Lame.

nathancg

GTA IV's iPhone Parody Cuts to the Heart of Apple's Mystique, Then Stabs it Repeatedly

impreza — Thu, 01 May 2008 22:49:57 EDT

*mac fanboys puff up their chests*

"Har har, it would be funny if it were anywhere near true."

impreza

GTA IV's iPhone Parody Cuts to the Heart of Apple's Mystique, Then Stabs it Repeatedly

Mandatory_Field — Thu, 01 May 2008 22:44:23 EDT

@92BuickLeSabre: ";O " Hahahahahaha!

Whew! Have we gone full circle yet?

Mandatory_Field

GTA IV's iPhone Parody Cuts to the Heart of Apple's Mystique, Then Stabs it Repeatedly

hillaryh8tr — Thu, 01 May 2008 22:37:06 EDT

dont care what any of you say
GTA4 rocks my socks and floats my boat

hillaryh8tr

GTA IV's iPhone Parody Cuts to the Heart of Apple's Mystique, Then Stabs it Repeatedly

Bokusatsu_Tenshi — Thu, 01 May 2008 21:45:45 EDT

Interesting... but I found "The i" parody a little more spot on. :P

Bokusatsu_Tenshi

GTA IV's iPhone Parody Cuts to the Heart of Apple's Mystique, Then Stabs it Repeatedly

redrabbit — Thu, 01 May 2008 21:42:42 EDT

This is the only thing I like about GTA4.

redrabbit

GTA IV's iPhone Parody Cuts to the Heart of Apple's Mystique, Then Stabs it Repeatedly

Charles — Thu, 01 May 2008 21:39:51 EDT

@bitfactory: Seriously, that 99% is entirely unwarranted. The game could be absolutely incredible and it would never live up to the hype.

Charles

GTA IV's iPhone Parody Cuts to the Heart of Apple's Mystique, Then Stabs it Repeatedly

92BuickLeSabre — Thu, 01 May 2008 21:36:37 EDT

@Mandatory_Field: "ROTFLOL" ;O

92BuickLeSabre

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Step666 — Thu, 01 May 2008 21:32:10 EDT

I just rofled so much I think I strained something :(

Step666

GTA IV's iPhone Parody Cuts to the Heart of Apple's Mystique, Then Stabs it Repeatedly

Mandatory_Field — Thu, 01 May 2008 21:24:24 EDT

@92BuickLeSabre: "LOL" ROTFLOL

Mandatory_Field

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CharitableNinja — Thu, 01 May 2008 21:23:34 EDT

@bitfactory:

i feel the same way.... and it sucks

CharitableNinja

GTA IV's iPhone Parody Cuts to the Heart of Apple's Mystique, Then Stabs it Repeatedly

92BuickLeSabre — Thu, 01 May 2008 21:21:03 EDT

@Groggy Banana: You can't fool me. You just like it because it looks like a Banana. All Ego indeed!

@Mandatory_Field: "Don't you just hate it when people just quote lines from the story." LOL

92BuickLeSabre

GTA IV's iPhone Parody Cuts to the Heart of Apple's Mystique, Then Stabs it Repeatedly

mSiqueira — Thu, 01 May 2008 21:18:42 EDT

@takashimike

"No buttons.
No reception.
No sotorage capacity.
All ego."

Yeah, it's all vaguely...

mSiqueira

GTA IV's iPhone Parody Cuts to the Heart of Apple's Mystique, Then Stabs it Repeatedly

froggy — Thu, 01 May 2008 21:06:32 EDT

god. I just absolutely love it. I wonder if the fruit phone is 3G. I assume not. they'll probably just make a new one for gta4.1 - fruit phone. now 3G. even more ego. even less reception.

froggy

GTA IV's iPhone Parody Cuts to the Heart of Apple's Mystique, Then Stabs it Repeatedly

Mandatory_Field — Thu, 01 May 2008 21:06:17 EDT

"You are not thinking hard enough. Maybe you are a to$$er" Hahahahaha!

Don't you just hate it when people just quote lines from the story, and throw in a gratuitous "Hahahahaha" or "ROTFLOLBBQCOPTER" without actually adding anything to the discourse?

Yeah, me too.

Mandatory_Field

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bentastic — Thu, 01 May 2008 21:05:26 EDT

I don't understand why IGN gave the game a 10/10, but then again I don't understand a lot of things. For example, I don't understand why BioShock didn't get the 12/10 it deserved.

I'm a die-hard fan of all Apple products and I think this bit is hilarious.

bentastic

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FLAT4-PΩWER ™ — Thu, 01 May 2008 21:03:40 EDT

Reminds me of Microsoft's lame attempts at humorous music video spoofs.

Why, because 95% of the market is not enough!

FLAT4-PΩWER ™

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fernsheldon — Thu, 01 May 2008 21:02:52 EDT

NICE !!!

fernsheldon

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Glare — Thu, 01 May 2008 21:02:05 EDT

Haha!!

Glare

GTA IV's iPhone Parody Cuts to the Heart of Apple's Mystique, Then Stabs it Repeatedly

Groggy Banana — Thu, 01 May 2008 21:01:30 EDT

@92BuickLeSabre: But it has reflections.

Plus, that is my kind of phone. Why? Because it's all ego and it has an antenna yet no reception. That's why.

Groggy Banana

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klew — Thu, 01 May 2008 21:00:34 EDT

Isn't iFruit also the computer brand in the comic strip Foxtrot?

klew

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homerjay — Thu, 01 May 2008 20:56:50 EDT

@bitfactory: Next time leave the NOT off. It creates more of an impact and doesn't make everyone think of 1991.

----> The more you know! ;)

homerjay

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jackfrost132 — Thu, 01 May 2008 20:55:31 EDT

I lol'd

jackfrost132

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quikboy — Thu, 01 May 2008 20:48:23 EDT

Love this. Shows the truth. :)

quikboy

GTA IV's iPhone Parody Cuts to the Heart of Apple's Mystique, Then Stabs it Repeatedly

daversW — Thu, 01 May 2008 20:27:23 EDT

yay petty arguing, i have a mac, i like apple, i still think this is pretty funny

daversW

GTA IV's iPhone Parody Cuts to the Heart of Apple's Mystique, Then Stabs it Repeatedly

92BuickLeSabre — Thu, 01 May 2008 20:27:13 EDT

Hmmm...the design of the parody just isn't simple, minimalist, or polished enough to pull it off for me.

As an iDouche myself, the design of this spoof does not excite or entice me. The function is well-executed, but the form is lacking. There's is no boom. It's like a first draft, ready for Steve's initial critiques.

In other words, the iFruit is the LG Vue of iPhone parodies.

92BuickLeSabre

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Milo.Stone — Thu, 01 May 2008 20:23:09 EDT

As an Mac user I'm offended by this unfair stereotype...no, never mind. This is funny.

I do like the shape of the phone though.

Milo.Stone

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tehronin — Thu, 01 May 2008 20:17:28 EDT

@bitfactory: Even Borat had better command of the "Not" joke, c'mon Mr. Intelligent, I know you can do better.

tehronin

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takashimiike 3G edition — Thu, 01 May 2008 20:16:21 EDT

@tehronin:
The parody does not show that the products suck. It just acknowledges the popularity of Apple's devices and vaguely mocks their shortcomings.

takashimiike 3G edition

GTA IV's iPhone Parody Cuts to the Heart of Apple's Mystique, Then Stabs it Repeatedly

bitfactory — Thu, 01 May 2008 20:15:31 EDT

I'm about 6% through GTAIV - and it's good... but I was expecting Metacritic 99% good. I just don't see it. Not yet, anyway. I think COD4 has ruined video games for me.

bitfactory

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bitfactory — Thu, 01 May 2008 20:11:35 EDT

@tehronin: That's why I hang around the comment section -- to witness intelligent discourse.

Not.

bitfactory

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tehronin — Thu, 01 May 2008 20:09:26 EDT

Yeah, that pretty much sums it up.
Mac sucks.

tehronin