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Samsung says ‘Tim Cook’ bought a Galaxy Fold

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Stevie Bonifield is a news writer covering all things consumer tech. Stevie started out at Laptop Mag writing news and reviews on hardware, gaming, and AI.

That isn’t Apple’s former CEO promoting the Galaxy Z Fold 8 in a new Samsung ad — “Tim Cook from Palmerston North” just happens to have the same name and look a lot like him. Released right as Apple announced its iPhone Duo, the ad mimics Apple’s cinematic product launch videos, with “Tim Cook” saying “the future is here.” Samsung also takes a jab at Apple’s Tim Cook with a reference to his recently-updated profile picture.

It’s the latest in Samsung’s long-running history of ads dunking on its biggest rival, like one ad from over a decade agothat makes fun of iPhone fans willing to wait in lengthy lines for Apple’s latest phone. Then there’s the ad for the Galaxy Note 8...

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