Apple Apologises for iPad Pro 'Crush' Ad After Video Sparks Criticism, Ad Age Says

Apple's "Crush" ad currently has over a 1.4 million views on the company's YouTube channel.

By Reuters | Updated: 10 May 2024 12:16 IST

Apple Apologises for iPad Pro 'Crush' Ad After Video Sparks Criticism, Ad Age Says

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Apple launched the iPad Pro (2024) at its 'Let Loose' launch event on May 7

Highlights

Apple has apologised after one of its ads faced backlash online
The ad shows creative and musical instruments being crushed
Apple reportedly said it 'missed the mark' with its video

Apple apologized on Thursday after an advertisement for its latest iPad Pro model sparked criticism by showing an animation of musical instruments and other symbols of creativity being crushed, Ad Age magazine reported.

"Our goal is to always celebrate the myriad of ways users express themselves and bring their ideas to life through iPad. We missed the mark with this video, and we're sorry,” Ad Age quoted the iPhone maker as saying.

An Apple spokesperson declined to comment but directed inquiries to the Ad Age report.

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The advertisement titled "Crush" has over a million views on Apple's YouTube channel and was shared by CEO Tim Cook on social media platform X. It shows a variety of creative tools and objects such as a camera, guitar, piano and paint being destroyed by an industrial crusher.

Then the crusher reveals the newly unveiled iPad, symbolizing how much the new thinner model encompasses.

Online commenters criticized the ad as insensitive and an unwelcome departure from the company's historic positioning of its brand as nonconformist, human friendly and an antidote to a dystopian, colorless world.

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In a post on X, actor Hugh Grant said the ad showed “the destruction of the human experience courtesy of Silicon Valley.”

The Cupertino-California based tech giant unveiled the tablet on Tuesday with a new chip for artificial intelligence computing as it rushes to catch up with its Big Tech rivals in a race to dominate the emerging technology.

Apple said the iPad Pro, which became available for order on Tuesday, has upgraded displays and is "the thinnest Apple product ever."

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Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (2024) Wi-Fi

KEY SPECS
NEWS

Display 11.00-inch

Processor Apple M4

Front Camera 12-megapixel

Resolution 2420x1668 pixels

RAM 8GB

OS iPadOS 17

Storage 256GB

Rear Camera 12-megapixel

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