
Apple has apparently removed videos of its series of three divisive “Genius” ads from both its website and its YouTube channel. The move, first noticed by MacRumors, suggests that Apple wasn’t happy with the overall reaction to the ads, which was largely critical of the fact that the ads appeared to paint Mac users as “clueless.” The series of “Genius” ads, which premiered during the opening ceremonies of the 2012 Summer Olympics, featured Mac users caught in ostensibly “emergency” situations, like putting together a Keynote presentation before a plane lands. Read the full story at ARS Technica.