Comments on: Apple Forced to Pull the Plug on ‘Misleading’ iPhone 3G Ad in UK

By: mdk

mdk — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 14:52:12 +0000

This morning in the Register, they are saying the reason is that the ads SHOW the IPhone being really really fast, and that the speeds achieved in the advert are ludicrous to anyone who actually has one in their hands.

Like showing a 300 mile per hour bicycle.

Further, just because people have been conditioned to think that the crap they are being fed is ‘good’ doesn’t MAKE it good objectively. There should be some kind of truth requirement, lord know they’d tell you anything at all at the ad companies.

By: Neville

Neville — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 08:45:28 +0000

I think the problem lays with the fact that “really fast” isn’t a speed, and is such an open statement that could leave about.. say….. 17 people disappointed.

Any hoo…. Do I recall a problem with the speeds over the pond leading to huge complaints and investigations?

http://www.intomobile.com/2008/08/27/orange-fesses-up-to-limiting-iphone-3g-data-speeds.html

Not Apple I know but still….

It’s about time we Brits started complaining a little more..

By: mdk

mdk — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 21:28:26 +0000

What’s the penetration like in that market for speeds faster than EDGE? Perhaps called 10Kps on this side of the pond ‘really fast’ is an apt comparison.

By: Simon Sage

Simon Sage — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 17:39:33 +0000

All of the North American ads have disclaimers, I don’t know why the UK doesn’t have ‘em.