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    Apple: Our Ads Don't Lie, But You're a Fool if You Believe Them

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by pacmandelight, Dec 3, 2008.

  1. pacmandelight

    pacmandelight Notebook Deity

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    Wired.com has an article talking about how Apple lawyers basically said that people should not believe their ads and those people that do are dumb. This was in response to a lawsuit where Apple misleadingly said in an ad that their iPhone 3G was "twice as fast for half the price."

    If you have not drank the Apple Kool-aid already, this should come as no surprise. Apple is being deceptive and not telling the truth in their ads? Oh really?!!! :rolleyes:
     
    pacmandelight, Dec 3, 2008
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  2. lixuelai

    lixuelai Notebook Virtuoso NBR Reviewer

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    Been posted already
     
    lixuelai, Dec 3, 2008
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  3. OGLoc

    OGLoc Notebook Consultant

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    lol Apple.
     
    OGLoc, Dec 3, 2008
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  4. Jiten

    Jiten Notebook Consultant

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    Well its pretty much commonsense nowadays to never believe what marketing says regardless of company or product. :)
     
    Jiten, Dec 3, 2008
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  5. Colton

    Colton Also Proudly American

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    Old news...
     
    Colton, Dec 3, 2008
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  6. The_Shirt

    The_Shirt Notebook Evangelist

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    Not to mention, all anyone had to do is look at the specs of 3g vs Edge and you can clearly tell it's not twice as fast...
     
    The_Shirt, Dec 3, 2008
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  7. tyronne

    tyronne Notebook Evangelist

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    we already know that - did u see the blatant misleading video on their new generation macbook pro where the chinese girl was sitting outdoor at the cafe? her screen had abosolutely no reflection or glare.

    Actually in that same video - the one where that guy was lying through his teeth about the macbook pro - non of the laptop featured had any glare or reflection in a bright white room.

    You noticed how they always use very bright white room in all their ads? As if to say theyare god and it really works a lot of old people trust apples and they just keep on buying them till they die.


    All their videos are symbolic to heaven and white room.
     
    tyronne, Dec 3, 2008
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  8. masterchef341

    masterchef341 The guy from The Notebook

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    i complained about the fact that they shouldn't be able to say that in their ad when it came out...

    twice as fast = marginally faster.

    half the price = marginally MORE expensive...

    ?
     
    masterchef341, Dec 3, 2008
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  9. killeraardvark

    killeraardvark Notebook Evangelist

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    I was upset when I upgraded my Iphone from gen 1 to the 3G. It was about the same speed on the network and the specs were practically the same. Last Apple product I buy.
     
    killeraardvark, Dec 3, 2008
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  10. sulkorp

    sulkorp Notebook Deity

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    Like someone else said, theres already a thread for this. It already has 4 pages too.
     
    sulkorp, Dec 3, 2008
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  11. Charles P. Jefferies

    Charles P. Jefferies Lead Moderator Super Moderator

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    Thread closed, there's nothing productive about this thread.
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Dec 5, 2008
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