Apple tells college students ‘find out how to persuade your dad and mom to get you a Mac’ (Replace: Eliminated)

Replace, June 21: Apple has eliminated the video from YouTube. It’s not clear why.

Authentic article, revealed June 20, beneath.

Apple kicked off its annual Again to Faculty promotion earlier this week, providing free AirPods and different equipment with the acquisition of a brand new Mac or iPad.

Now, as Again to Faculty season ramps up, Apple has shared a humorous new video telling faculty college students “find out how to persuade your dad and mom to get you a Mac.”

The seven-minute video was posted to Apple’s YouTube channel immediately. It options incoming faculty college students training find out how to pitch their dad and mom on getting them a Mac as an alternative of a PC for school.

The presenter within the video:

“Can’t put a worth on a wholesome backbone. One of many important components affecting backbone well being in teenagers is, you guessed it, college bag weight. And the MacBook Air solely weighs 2.7 kilos. Hey, possibly your dad and mom don’t care about your backbone. I doubt that, proper?”

And:

“So to wrap issues up, you may both purchase a MacBook Air for $899, or you should buy a PC, however you even have to purchase antivirus software program, a handbook backup software program, a protecting case, a guard canine to guard it out of your roommate, an exterior energy financial institution…I imply, it’s insane.”

Apple has gone a step additional than simply the video, nonetheless. You possibly can head to its web site immediately to obtain a “Dad or mum Presentation” that highlights “45 simple the explanation why a Mac is crucial for faculty.” The Dad or mum Presentation is out there at no cost in PowerPoint, Google Slides, and Keynote codecs.