Showing posts with label merger. Show all posts
Showing posts with label merger. Show all posts

Monday, July 25, 2011

Anti-merger AT&T/T-Mobile parody ads: perhaps truth, but poorly told

Via savetheinternet.com, this series of ads simultaneously parody T-Mobile ads and the Mac series that inspired them to protest the AT&T/T-Mobile merger:









Cute writing, but the subpar acting (especially by the men) really detracts from the serious message, which is all about the threats to jobs, innovation, competitive pricing and even free speech posed by a telecom monopoly.

Plus, the faux T-Mobile woman is no substitute for the sparkle of Canada's own Carly Foulkes...