Wednesday Fun Video: 1984 Gets DoubleTwist’ed
DVD Jon, who gained fame and notoriety for cracking DVD and iTunes encryption, has since devoted a lot of his time and energy into DoubleTwist, and iTunes replacement. The above video is, of course, a parody of Apple’s anti-IBM “big brother” commercial that aired during the 1984 SuperBowl, this time recasting Apple — and Steve Jobs — as “big brother” and intimating they’ve become what they once mocked. All this by way of promoting the next release of DoubleTwist for Mac, coming Oct. 6.
TechCrunch has a few more details, while Fake Steve, in much harsher language, calls him a remora.
Still, we’ll be interested to see what they have coming, as no doubt will Palm Pre users…


















September 30th, 2009 at 6:40 am
KIND OF FUNNY.
September 30th, 2009 at 6:48 am
It’s Wednesday, but the video is still fun
September 30th, 2009 at 7:05 am
DoubleTwist?
No thanks, I think I’ll keep iTunes.
September 30th, 2009 at 7:27 am
How is this choice when it looks exactly the same?
I imagine the Apple lawyers will come a knocking.
September 30th, 2009 at 8:50 am
D’oh, wrote it up last night and didn’t make the mental switch. Apologies and title fixed!
September 30th, 2009 at 11:50 am
I love when the credits are almost as long as the video
September 30th, 2009 at 1:25 pm
I wonder if he is getting under-the-radar backing from Palm.
From their FAQ:
Supported Devices
doubleTwist enables you to manage a wide variety of phones, MP3 players, cameras and camcorders. We add support for new devices everyday so please check back frequently.
September 30th, 2009 at 8:13 pm
The Simpsons did the same thing with last years “Mypods and Booksticks” episode.