Apple ad banned again for dishonesty - Page 2

Ravello · 27th November 2008, 09:47

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Originally Posted by Peoplesoft bloke

I recall seeing that ad and thinking it was a tad optimistic - there was a disclaimer at end though, something like "this ad is bollocks but as the phone only sells to fashion victims we don't need to worry" I think that was it - it flashed up so quick

About the size of it. The current text is along the lines of: "Some scenes removed from sequence, actual performance will vary according to location"

The original ad simply stated "network performance will vary by location"

minestrone · 27th November 2008, 09:54

I noticed that ad and wondered how long it would last after their last one got banned.

expat · 27th November 2008, 10:20

The ad seems to belong in a long and (dis)honourable line of ads by various (American) companies, where they defend an ad's dishonesty by claiming that it didn't mean to imply what it clearly did imply.

My favourite remains McDonalds' from 5 years ago:

McDonald's fries advert is banned

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The advert says after selecting certain potatoes "we peel them, slice them, fry them and that's it".

But complainants said parts of the process had been omitted, such as par-frying, freezing and adding salt and a dextrose sugar solution.

The magazine advertisement featured a photograph of a potato in a fries box below the headline "The story of our fries (end of story)."

McDonald's said the advert was "not intended to be a literal and comprehensive statement of all the processes involved".

Comment: so what are "and that's it" and "end of story" supposed to mean then?

TheFaQQer · 27th November 2008, 10:32

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Originally Posted by Jog On

I'm getting one next week - can't wait!

It's no G1, I'll say that for it.

Moscow Mule · 27th November 2008, 10:36

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Originally Posted by stingman123

The problem is, nobody wants to sit watching a 8 min ad while the iphone is attemting to connect, load its homepage, you type in your url, then wait. There is also the option of waiting @20 mins for it to find you with its GPS?

Don't even get me started on the mail....

Boring and laughable

Do you live in the sticks? A couple of my mates have got and say it's fine (round that London way)...

stingman123 · 27th November 2008, 10:58

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Originally Posted by Moscow Mule

Do you live in the sticks? A couple of my mates have got and say it's fine (round that London way)...

Ah! The center of the universe? Sorry, I live waaaay up in the north east where all phone's seem to work OK bar the iphone, and yes....it is only the iphone, more like iphoney

Bob Dalek · 27th November 2008, 11:05

Apple/whoever: can't be as bad as T-Mobile's Web-n-Walk.

Web-n-Wait... forever, more like.

TykeMerc · 27th November 2008, 11:15

The adverts don't appear to have been banned.

Moscow Mule · 27th November 2008, 11:15

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Originally Posted by stingman123

Ah! The center of the universe? Sorry, I live waaaay up in the north east where all phone's seem to work OK bar the iphone, and yes....it is only the iphone, more like iphoney

Well, your ire should probably be directed at o2ey but hey ho. The iphone is obviously for metrosexuals only...

stingman123 · 27th November 2008, 11:44

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Originally Posted by Moscow Mule

Well, your ire should probably be directed at o2ey but hey ho. The iphone is obviously for metrosexuals only...

Whatever, I suppose you know best, the last I saw, it was the latest fasion accessory, in a Stabucks in Kings X, full of spotty student types, obviously happy with their 24 month, £40 per month tariff. The funny thing was most of them couldn't connect to the internet?!!!?!?! It was the only sentence I could hear, "I got no connection"... I assume they meant the internet?

And they can still afford to sit around drinking? Ah the joys of London...