This seems a great illustration of why taking a positive, light-hearted tone makes the message. If there'd even been a hint of resentment or mean-spiritedness in this ad (for one of Murdoch's papers!), it would just invite ridicule.
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1:01 pm Mon
Nov 30, 2009
Cute Apple parody from The Sun
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