Nathan’s a Mac man. Fine. I’ll defer to him on the tech side, as he’s the guy I call with my “Magic box that make words appear on Interwebs not work” caveman-grunt-level articulation of tech support problems. But the commercials don’t work (or at least not at first), as apparently there’s a widespread sense of connection to Hodgman’s PC guy and irritation with Justin Long’s Mac guy.

A reader called my attention to VH1 ‘s string of parodies, but apparently the video is no longer online. It sounds like they hit the nail on the head:

PC to Mac: “Why don’t you go make a podcast about your new hoodie or something. I’ve got spreadsheets to run–it’s called a job. Google it sometime.”

Another:

Mac: “You can’t capture your family’s vacation on a pie chart.”

PC: “Rrrright, but a podcast about your favorite hoodies and independent film won’t help you pay for that vacation.”

Mac: “No, that’s what my trust fund is for.”