XtremeMac Signs Transformers Cross Promotion Deal

Posted by Raymond T. Mar 24, 2008 at 7:04pm CDT 14,631 views

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Dutch mobile phones site iPhoneclub.nl has placed an article on their website, claiming that iPod Company XtremeMac has signed a deal to cross promote their hardcase edition of the iPhone 2.0 product with an action figure from the Transformers 2 movie, set to be released in June 2009.

Neil Harden, marketing director for XtremeMac, did not want to say which figures will be used in the cross promotion, but he did have the following to say in the article;

"We are excited that we will link our Xtreme iPhone hardcase with Transformers 2. Eventhough Transformers 2 won't be in theaters until june 2009, it's never to early to start the hype. We expect these to be sold out in a matter of hours. These [Transformers-fans] are completely predictable. That's why Paramount is making the sequel".

Update:
It would appear that the claims made iPhoneclub.nl have been proven to be false. The site has updated the page stating that they have been the victom of a hoax.

"Our apologies, but this message, from iPhonesavior is a fake and made up by them meant to be a satire. After some research it appears that XstreamMac doesn't exist (a variant on the name of the well known XtremeMac) and we can find no record of the aforementioned Director of Marketing, Neil Harden. We've simply been had. :( "

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Comment by Wheelimus Prime Mar 24, 2008

WOOT cant wait for someone to post pics

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Comment by Raymond T. Mar 24, 2008

Personally, I am a little bit ticked off at being called 'Completely predictable'! :-(

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Comment by Wheelimus Prime Mar 24, 2008

Raymond T. wrote:Personally, I am a little bit ticked off at being called 'Completely predictable'!

that was really predictable

just kidding

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Comment by Senor Hugo Mar 24, 2008

The return of Product Placement Bots!

Hopefully transformer fans will read this and be pissed off and being called 'predictable,' and boycott Mac and their crap.

By crap I don't mean their products are terrible. Just anyone who would spend $500+ for a transformer toy, should die, in a fire.

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Comment by First-Aid Mar 24, 2008

Predictable!??!?! I'LL GIVE YOU PREDICTABLE!!!!!

(strips naked and runs around outside in the freshly fallen snow singing "I'm an Oscar Mayer weiner" while flinging poo at passing motorists on Interstate 90/39) :shock:

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Comment by Raymond T. Mar 24, 2008

Wheelimus Prime wrote:
Raymond T. wrote:Personally, I am a little bit ticked off at being called 'Completely predictable'!
that was really predictable just kidding

I didn't say it wasn't true, I just don't like being called that!

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Comment by Raymond T. Mar 24, 2008

Senor Hugo wrote:By crap I don't mean their products are terrible. Just anyone who would spend $500+ for a transformer toy, should die, in a fire.

So... You're gonna wait in line when they are in stock?

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Comment by Senor Hugo Mar 24, 2008

Raymond T. wrote:
Senor Hugo wrote:By crap I don't mean their products are terrible. Just anyone who would spend $500+ for a transformer toy, should die, in a fire.
So... You're gonna wait in line when they are in stock?

....maybe

I just think $500+ could be better spent elsewhere, to buy an iphone just to get an exclusive TF movie figure, is ridiculous. You could get a complete Fort Max for the same price, and it'd be more worthwhile.

Of course if you actually can use an iPhone, and not just to look cool, go for the iPhone/figure pack.

But, yeah $500 could be better spent than on a phone with a movie figure that'll cost you $20 otherwise.

This would be one of those figures I'd hope Ryan stays away from buying, unless someone who gets the figure sends him in photographs, but I'd rather see a bunch of new galleries of figures versus one iPhone exclusive figure.

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Comment by ***Galvatron*** Mar 24, 2008

First-Aid wrote:Predictable!??!?! I'LL GIVE YOU PREDICTABLE!!!!!

(strips naked and runs around outside in the freshly fallen snow singing "I'm an Oscar Mayer weiner" while flinging poo at passing motorists on Interstate 90/39)

That was totally predictable to me that at least one seibertronian nutjob would do something like this! hahaha :APPLAUSE:

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Comment by MisterNewUzer Mar 24, 2008

Senor Hugo wrote:
Raymond T. wrote:
Senor Hugo wrote:By crap I don't mean their products are terrible. Just anyone who would spend $500+ for a transformer toy, should die, in a fire.
So... You're gonna wait in line when they are in stock?

....maybe

I just think $500+ could be better spent elsewhere, to buy an iphone just to get an exclusive TF movie figure, is ridiculous. You could get a complete Fort Max for the same price, and it'd be more worthwhile.

Of course if you actually can use an iPhone, and not just to look cool, go for the iPhone/figure pack.

But, yeah $500 could be better spent than on a phone with a movie figure that'll cost you $20 otherwise.

This would be one of those figures I'd hope Ryan stays away from buying, unless someone who gets the figure sends him in photographs, but I'd rather see a bunch of new galleries of figures versus one iPhone exclusive figure.

it's not the actual Mac company, brohams, its a Mac accessory company, so they'll be promoting with a hardcover FOR iPhone, not an actual hardcover iPhone (arent they hard already?). My point being, it'll (IT being the hardcover case) probably only come out to about $40-60, not $500. Anyways, weren't ppl buying cars in Asia to get a free Transformer not too long ago?

And I'm not jumping down your throat, I just think its funny how the above sentences in red completely contradict eachother, heh 8-}

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Comment by Liege Evilmus Mar 24, 2008

This guy sounds like a prick, I hope him jusmping the gun over a year early helps him sell not a single phone.

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Comment by Senor Hugo Mar 24, 2008

MisterNewUzer wrote:And I'm not jumping down your throat, I just thought it was funny how the above sentences in red completely contradict eachother, heh

Well, there is a difference. Spending $500 for a vintage figure = not so bad. Spending $500 for a new figure = Retarded

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Comment by dragons Mar 24, 2008

sniff sniff you smell something oh yes macintosh thinks they know us transformers for any fan that just buys the phone alone for the figure and could careless about the should be smaked in the face with the unicron figure person who doers that is an idiot an a dumbA$$.

predict this apple i dont like your products only way you can make me buy one of your products is if you give me the money yourself out of your own pocket to buy the iphone or ipod.

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Comment by Autobot Snake Eyes Mar 24, 2008

"Predictable"
We are so misunderstood.....
:-(

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Comment by Roboto750 Mar 24, 2008

This is one TF I won't be buying! The iPhone (and Apple) suck. The only thing the company excels in is their marketing tactics (heck, just place an "i" in front of anything - very creative).

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Comment by First-Aid Mar 24, 2008

Roboto750 wrote:The only thing the company excels in is their marketing tactics (heck, just place an "i" in front of anything - very creative).

Hmmm...

iPhone!
iPod!
iCondoms!
iSoap!
iRobot!
iToilet Paper!

Spaceballs the T-shirt!
Spaceballs the coloring book!
Spaceballs the lunchbox!
SPaceballs the breakfast cereal!
Spaceballs the flame thrower....
...the kids love that one...

Anyone see any similarities? :grin:

(Betcha didn't see THAT one coming....)

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Comment by MisterNewUzer Mar 24, 2008

well since it doesn't involve anyone spending $500 on an iPhone, but solely on an accessory that shouldn't cost more than $50, I'm all in assuming that its a good figure.

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Comment by ponycorn Mar 25, 2008

So it's a hard case that will transform?

I'm thinking of getting an iPhone later on, so that's interesting to me. I just wonder how ungainly/bulky/wiggly the thing will actually be, or rapidly become. I'd be buying an iPhone for the conviniance, not wanting to negate that with chunky snap on stuff.

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Comment by Raymond T. Mar 25, 2008

Raymond T. wrote:Dutch mobile phones site iPhoneclub.nl has placed an article on their website, claiming that iPod Company XtremeMac has signed a deal to cross promote their hardcase edition of the iPhone 2.0 product with an action figure from the Transformers 2 movie, set to be released in June 2009.

Neil Harden, marketing director for XtremeMac, did not want to say which figures will be used in the cross promotion, but he did have the following to say in the article;

"We are excited that we will link our Xtreme iPhone hardcase with Transformers 2. Eventhough Transformers 2 won't be in theaters until june 2009, it's never to early to start the hype. We expect these to be sold out in a matter of hours. These [Transformers-fans] are completely predictable. That's why Paramount is making the sequel".

Update:
It would appear that the claims made iPhoneclub.nl have been proven to be false. The site has updated the page stating that they have been the victom of a hoax.

"Our apologies, but this message, from iPhonesavior is a fake and made up by them meant to be a satire. After some research it appears that XstreamMac doesn't exist (a variant on the name of the well known XtremeMac) and we can find no record of the aforementioned Director of Marketing, Neil Harden. We've simply been had. "

I guess the iPhoneclub.nl learned a lesson in news posting. Always check your item when you can and ALWAYS mention your source.

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Comment by ***Galvatron*** Mar 25, 2008

Raymond T. wrote:
Raymond T. wrote:Dutch mobile phones site iPhoneclub.nl has placed an article on their website, claiming that iPod Company XtremeMac has signed a deal to cross promote their hardcase edition of the iPhone 2.0 product with an action figure from the Transformers 2 movie, set to be released in June 2009.

Neil Harden, marketing director for XtremeMac, did not want to say which figures will be used in the cross promotion, but he did have the following to say in the article;

"We are excited that we will link our Xtreme iPhone hardcase with Transformers 2. Eventhough Transformers 2 won't be in theaters until june 2009, it's never to early to start the hype. We expect these to be sold out in a matter of hours. These [Transformers-fans] are completely predictable. That's why Paramount is making the sequel".

Update:
It would appear that the claims made iPhoneclub.nl have been proven to be false. The site has updated the page stating that they have been the victom of a hoax.

"Our apologies, but this message, from iPhonesavior is a fake and made up by them meant to be a satire. After some research it appears that XstreamMac doesn't exist (a variant on the name of the well known XtremeMac) and we can find no record of the aforementioned Director of Marketing, Neil Harden. We've simply been had. "
I guess the iPhoneclub.nl learned a lesson in news posting. Always check your item when you can and ALWAYS mention your source.

Why on earth would someone need to waste their time making up phony companies and stories about products, is it just to make a dig at apple ? :???: