Think Different???

Title: Tic Tac Toe
Category: Games

AppleLogoThinkDifferent In 1997, Apple introduced an advertising slogan, “Think Different”. This slogan was the basis for various television and print ads. The basic message of “Think Different” was that Apple saw genius in those individuals with no respect to status quo … the “crazy” ones … the “different” ones … those outside the norm. Apple viewed these individuals as those who push the human race forward, who change things … thus aligning Apple with these “Think Different” brilliant minds and challenging everyone to “Think Different”, change the world.

 
No doubt about it … a moving, thought provoking and inspirational message.

Flash forward 11 years. Enter the iPhone App Store. Do a quick search with these 3 words: Tic Tac Toe …. you will be floored with the results. WTF – OVER 50 TIC TAC TOE APPS! Nothing against a good old fashioned battle of tic tac toe … but geeez loueeez … is it really necessary to have 50+ tic tac toe apps?

Snowman Tic Tac Toe – Tic Tac Dough – Tic Tap Toe – Kate’s Tic Tac To – Pirate Tic Tac Toe – Tic Tac Premium – Tic Tac Touch – Santa’s Tic Tac Toe – Net Work Toe – Elect Tac Toe – Tic Tac Joe – Tom And Jerry Tic Tac Toe – Tic Tac MyToe … the list goes on and on!

tom jerry ttt    pirate ttt    snowman ttt    elect ttt    halloween ttt

But why stop at these 50+ fine offerings? There’s still plenty of room for KRAPPS like:
tictacho from the iPhone family –  Tic Tac iToe
menstrual cycle tracker –  Tic Tac Flo
naughty naughty –  Tic Tac (fishnet) Hoe
time keeping – Tic Toc Toe
anti-drug awareness – Tic Tac (just say) No
Christmas 2009 – Tic Tac Ho! Ho! Ho!

Come on Apple – stop the madness – enough already. I fail to see how an endless option of tic tac toe apps is genius. Tic Tac Joe is not pushing the human race forward. Kate’s Tic Tac Toe (and exactly who the heck is Kate? and why did she feel it necessary to bless us with her presence?) is not changing anything except diluting your App Store with KRAPPS. Hey Apple, take a refresher course about your corporate identity … enough KRAPPS … Think Different!

February 5, 2009 | Filed Under Games 

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