Saw this one on The Tonight Show. This ad focuses on the Internet capabilities of iPhone.

I’d love to know how the Gray Lady got such prime air time and association with the most hyped device of the year. Would’ve thought that Mossberg would get that nod.

Despite the date shown on the initial screen, the New York Times page shown is from October 2, 2006. (Many of the stories ran in print on October 3.)

As with the other ads, the phone part is an afterthought.