The spot, directed by Ridley Scott -- which aired only once during the Super Bowl that year -- is perhaps one of the most famous commercials of all time.
Apple used it to draw attention to the fact that it was about to strike a blow to IBM's then seemingly monopolistic control of the personal computer marketplace by introducing the Mac computer.
Epic said the spot was created "in retaliation" for Apple blocking "Fortnite" "from a billion devices," and encouraged followers to go to a microsite to "join the fight to stop 2020 from becoming '1984'."
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