X-no-Archive:yes "Stigers, Greg [And]" wrote: > > Speaking of Macs and VWs, I have to wonder if the pretty Macs were predated > by the pretty VW Beetles. IIRC, the first iMac had a blue panel in its > shell. I'm pretty sure VW was first with the colorful ads showing Beetles of > every color arranged in a circle, and found an awful lot in common with both > ad campaigns. If so, who is copying whom? Ironically, both companies are > coming out with some unique colors, like vapor and sage. In any case, I > haven't heard one party complain about the other, so I assume whoever was > there first finds imitation the sincerest form of flattery, instead of the > basis for a lawsuit. AFAIK, Apple actually hired VW's chief beetle marketing guy, so my guess is that VW is the 'chicken' and Apple the 'egg' in this case. Goetz 'considering myself Windows neutral:-)'