10 Vintage Apple Ads That Time Forgot [VIDEOS] (Mashable)

As Apple’s latest TV commercials for the iPhone 4′s “FaceTime” functionality dazzle us with blandness, it got us thinking about the company’s ad campaigns of years gone by.

Although Apple has had some amazing ad successes in recent years — so much so that the release of a new Apple ad becomes news in itself — that’s not always been the case.

Here, we step back in time and bring you ten vintage commercials from Apple that time forgot — and in many cases, for good reason.

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