Fiscal cliff
Apple's Merry Christmas message from the fiscal cliff
December 23, 2012: 6:01 AM ETWhat better way to celebrate failures than to serenade loved ones, iPad to iPad mini?
FORTUNE -- More than one TV viewer tuning in to CNN Friday morning for House Speaker John Boehner's grim press conference was surprised to see it punctuated with a new, cheery, Christmas-themed Apple (AAPL) ad.
The spot, which has since gone into prime-time rotation, features a young girl with large hands and surprisingly accomplished ukulele skills serenading her grand-dad with a sprightly rendition of Bing Crosby's "I'll Be Home for Christmas" -- beamed via FaceTime from one white iPad to another.
By the end of the song, of course, we learn that Grandpa won't be seeing his granddaughter for Christmas after all.
And judging from the Speaker's remarks, we're not likely to see a solution to Congress's self-inflicted fiscal crisis, either.
The spot has been posted on Apple's YouTube account and copied below.
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Barack Obama and Tim Cook's weekend chat
I'll bet $82.6 billion the call had something to do with Apple's overseas cash holdings
FORTUNE -- One of the business leaders President Obama called last weekend before he began his Southeast Asia visit was Apple (AAPL) CEO Tim Cook.
The President met with a dozen CEOs last week to talk about the so-called fiscal cliff, and he reached out to four more over the weekend, including Cook.
The White House did not MORE
Philip Elmer-DeWitt - Nov 20, 2012 7:40 AM ET
