Comments on: UK perspective on Apple’s Ad ban http://www.intomobile.com/2008/11/28/uk-perspective-on-apples-ad-ban.html Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:24:17 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: James Burland http://www.intomobile.com/2008/11/28/uk-perspective-on-apples-ad-ban.html/comment-page-1/#comment-323976 James Burland Sat, 29 Nov 2008 09:08:56 +0000 http://www.intomobile.com/?p=32055#comment-323976 Sorry Steve, that's not true. I've worked in advertising. I'd say that a good 80% of all adverts in Britain contain lies of some sort, even if it's just photoshop'd images! The people who complained about the advert—all 17 of them—are probably Blackberry, Nokia, SE, Samsung or LG fans who thought they'd stir it up a little and I can't blame them for that. I actually perfer the American advertising method, it's much more entertaining! Whoever makes their purchasing decision based on an advert is rather foolish. All TV advertising should be viewed as entertainment. That's just my opinion, obviously. ^_^ Sorry Steve, that’s not true.

I’ve worked in advertising. I’d say that a good 80% of all adverts in Britain contain lies of some sort, even if it’s just photoshop’d images!

The people who complained about the advert—all 17 of them—are probably Blackberry, Nokia, SE, Samsung or LG fans who thought they’d stir it up a little and I can’t blame them for that.

I actually perfer the American advertising method, it’s much more entertaining! Whoever makes their purchasing decision based on an advert is rather foolish. All TV advertising should be viewed as entertainment.

That’s just my opinion, obviously. ^_^

]]> By: David Martin http://www.intomobile.com/2008/11/28/uk-perspective-on-apples-ad-ban.html/comment-page-1/#comment-323966 David Martin Sat, 29 Nov 2008 07:21:20 +0000 http://www.intomobile.com/?p=32055#comment-323966 I love this phone....It changes my life too..... I love this phone….It changes my life too…..

]]> By: Steve http://www.intomobile.com/2008/11/28/uk-perspective-on-apples-ad-ban.html/comment-page-1/#comment-323957 Steve Sat, 29 Nov 2008 03:56:59 +0000 http://www.intomobile.com/?p=32055#comment-323957 I'm Brit living in America. Americans are lied to constantly and blatently in adverts. They tolerate it in a way that Brits don't. If they didn't tolerate it, the lies wouldn't be allowed... They don't seem to get the fact tht in Britain we *demand* that adverts are not lying to us. Sure we all know that many adverts skirt around the truth and push the limits where they can - but then that's why the compaints commission exists, right? :-) Keep them honest! I’m Brit living in America. Americans are lied to constantly and blatently in adverts. They tolerate it in a way that Brits don’t. If they didn’t tolerate it, the lies wouldn’t be allowed… They don’t seem to get the fact tht in Britain we *demand* that adverts are not lying to us. Sure we all know that many adverts skirt around the truth and push the limits where they can – but then that’s why the compaints commission exists, right? :-)

Keep them honest!

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