I’ve made no secret of my disdain for Katie Couric and her Morning Show brand of “news,” replete with softball interviews, oversimplifications and gimmicks. So I laughed out loud when Engadget uncovered in 2 great clips that show just how crappy these shows really are. They make The Daily Show, nee, Weekend Update on SNL seem like Cronkite and Murrow. Look at how they parrot the Apple company line on these two product showcases all for the sake of “the get” – including an unfortunate Milli Vanilli / Ashlee Simpson moment:
There’s nothing quite like hearing a group of network talk-show hosts heaping praise on a piece of technology they barely understand to jumpstart your day. We think you’ll agree that listening to Matt Lauer loudly declare “It’s awesome!” and watching Meredith “You’re blowing the whole schtick” Viera vigorously mime licking the new MacBook Air is pretty wretch-inducing stuff — though Al Roker informing us that if you want the SSD, you’ll only have to pay “a little bit more,” was definitely one toke over the line. Thanks for ruining our breakfast guys. Every breakfast.
Today Show with the Macbook Air
Today Show botching the iPhone demo
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I saw this clip live the other morning and wanted to hurl. So… Roker’s a tech expert? LOL! It’s the equivalent of people taking a cute puppy home from a pet store, never having owned an animal before. It’s quite a surprise when they get home and it pees all over the floor. Really… do you think the Today Show dorks are going to take one of these home and be able to use it? And from the description of the new mini-laptop (or however they market it), it seems to lack a lot. But I still want a Mac!
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