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"Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn star in "The Internship" - a movie about two 40-something's who land an internship at Google to get a full-time job. Do you think the comedic duos performance will help Google in the mobile arena? http://www.phonedog.com"

Nick Kathrein If the movie is good and gets a lot of buz then heck yes! People will start to see through the same glasses the Apple fan boy / girls do. They'll say "Wow!" I wish I worked for Google and at least look at their products next time their in the market for something. It's a brand perception play which has worked for apple the last 7 to 10 years.