Acer Gives Conan O' Brian S7 Following Unflattering Skit

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Mockery is the sincerest form of flattery? Maybe not in this case

We like some of Acer’s products, most notable the Aspire S7 which we awarded a 9 Kick Ass in our review. Still, the company recently made some headlines for being perceived as old, cheap, and out of touch on Conan O’Brien’s late night talk show. The video below shows Conan's mock Acer keynote conference, which was done shortly after Apple’s 9/9/14 event.

See Conan’s Acer keynote conference spoof above.

In the sketch, the show makes fun of Acer's products stating that they offer "free YouTube" and a built-in pill counter among other things. While the comedic jab is definitely unfair, we thought it was hilarious just the same and asked Acer what they thought of it. While our rep stated that the skit certainly wasn’t flattering and pointed out that its conferences actually look more like this, they did admit that it was funny and weren't too bothered by it considering Conan has a history of making fun of big tech companies, such as Apple and Samsung.
In response, Acer sent Conan and his staff an Aspire S7 for him and his crew to try. The company doesn’t expect Conan to do anything with it, but hopes that he and his team will at least view the company in a different light.
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