jAZ
06-21-2011, 10:56 AM
http://scoopertino.com/exposed-the-imac-disaster-that-almost-was/
Steve Jobs, a lifelong fan of James Bond (he’d originally wanted to name the revolutionary computer “Double-O-Mac”), instructed his agency to begin work on a special celebrity Christmas ad featuring 007 himself, Sean Connery — even though Connery had yet to be signed.
“The ad was of dubious quality, clearly not one of the agency’s finer moments,” says Woods.
Though Steve had a thing for Sean Connery, the feeling was not mutual. Connery was appalled by the “advert” Jobs sent across the pond and declined to participate in the misadventure on at least three separate occasions.
Connery’s final rejection was accompanied by a note revealing one mightily peeved film star (see letter on right).
http://scoopertino.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/connery_letter.jpg
Steve Jobs, a lifelong fan of James Bond (he’d originally wanted to name the revolutionary computer “Double-O-Mac”), instructed his agency to begin work on a special celebrity Christmas ad featuring 007 himself, Sean Connery — even though Connery had yet to be signed.
“The ad was of dubious quality, clearly not one of the agency’s finer moments,” says Woods.
Though Steve had a thing for Sean Connery, the feeling was not mutual. Connery was appalled by the “advert” Jobs sent across the pond and declined to participate in the misadventure on at least three separate occasions.
Connery’s final rejection was accompanied by a note revealing one mightily peeved film star (see letter on right).
http://scoopertino.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/connery_letter.jpg