Aug 21, 2009 3:46 PM

Bell's Palm Pre Ad Looks Like an iPhone Parody, But It's Real

Holy moly. We thought Sprint’s ad explicitly targeting iPhone customers was a desperate move. But Canadian carrier Bell’s TV commercial for the Pre wins first place for the nipping-at-Apple’s-heels contest. It looks so much like Apple’s iPhone TV ads that you’ll think it’s a joke. Nope, it’s real, and after you’re done laughing it’s actually […]

Holy moly. We thought Sprint's ad explicitly targeting iPhone customers was a desperate move. But Canadian carrier Bell's TV commercial for the Pre wins first place for the nipping-at-Apple's-heels contest. It looks so much like Apple's iPhone TV ads that you'll think it's a joke. Nope, it's real, and after you're done laughing it's actually kind of sad.

See an iPhone ad below the jump for reference.

Via TUAW

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szrsfeyLzyg

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