Apple gives Brits their own PC vs. Mac ad

by Candace Lombardi

The Brits now have their own version of those funny Apple commercials pitting Mac against PC.

The commercials, which can be viewed on Apple's U.K. Web site, follow the same scenario as the American versions. The only strange thing is that instead of Bill Gates, "PC" bears a striking resemblance to Al Gore.

Come on now, everyone who has seen An Inconvenient Truth knows Gore is an Apple man.

Candace Lombardi is a staff writer at CNET News.com

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