This is great. Now to be fair, the greatness of the original Mac ad was somewhat a product of the times. It may be hard for people to grasp why a computer commercial would use the imagery that Apple used back then. In 1984, you got it. But it's still a great exercise and reminds us that great things come from great minds, not focus groups and demand analysis.
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