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Brilliant reply to Apple's misleading iPhone ads
Apple's misleading adverts really annoy me, they have already been told off in the past for claiming the iPhone has the "full" internet on it which they had to pull due to the fact the iPhone doesn't support Adobe Flash and therefore not the full internet.
I'm hoping their latest "if you don't have an iPhone" ads are looked as well as they heavily imply (without directly saying) that you can only do things like get a British airways boarding pass app on their phone (when in fact the same app is available on Android as are translation apps). So this guy has turned the tables with this brilliant reply.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vcV7qea2V4 |
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Hmmm. It started off okay, but it was far too long and just turned into a humourless advert for Android.
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some people like apple some like android get a life move on grow up
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some people like apple some like android get a life move on grow up
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It's not remotely close to lying - what a foolish thing to say!
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Fanboyz are Fanboyz no matter which brand they are espousing.
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Well I wonder how this thread is going to turn out......
OP if you feel apple's adverts are misleading complain to the ASA. Be sure to let us know how it goes |
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I'm hoping their latest "if you don't have an iPhone" ads are looked as well as they heavily imply (without directly saying) that you can only do things like get a British airways boarding pass app on their phone (when in fact the same app is available on Android as are translation apps)
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Its a good video that makes it's point well.
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Didn't Apple get into trouble a while back by cutting certain steps from an ad which was showing an app? Making it seem quicker it get the end result than is actually possible?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/7749435.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7583865.stm I think the iPhone is a brilliant phone, I realy do. I just wish they would advertise the good things about their phone without all the implications that it does something unique etc. Just saw an HTC ad for example and all they did was show you the phone and say what it was good at without pretending other phones don't have similar features...why can't Apple? |
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Apple already got destroyed in America by the "Droid Does" advertising campaigns, there was an explosion in Android adoption when people actually became aware of the limitations (at the time) of iOS versus Android. Unfortunately, they couldn't run such a campaign here as you're not allowed to compare your product to someone elses, so the British public is still largely unaware of the benefits of Android. I told my girlfriend I was probably going to upgrade to the SGS2 and she didn't know anything about it or the OS, which is pretty disappointing but not surprising.
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Unfortunately, they couldn't run such a campaign here as you're not allowed to compare your product to someone elses.
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I didn't know that, were the I'm a Mac / I'm a PC ads ever shown on UK TV?
Apple like to play close to the wind with it's advertising. |
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that's quite a good video. but this is my favourite response. Quote:
very, very few differences from a well modded jailbroken iphone, which is hillarious
if you dont know about software, you dont know about software |
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I didn't know that, were the I'm a Mac / I'm a PC ads ever shown on UK TV?
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Hmmm. It started off okay, but it was far too long and just turned into a humourless advert for Android.
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Agree you could do this with the majority of adverts on the TV, it was rather boring.
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Their ads annoy me, especially the "if you don't have an iPhone you don't have iBooks" one. I DO have an iPhone but dont have iBooks on here, much prefer a good old fashioned paper book.
The apple vs android war is just getting boring now. |
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they couldn't run such a campaign here as you're not allowed to compare your product to someone elses,.
And the Mac v PC adverts were run in this country with David Mitchell and Robert Webb. |
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When you say things like that Gormond - iMac 2.8GHz, iPhone 4, iPad 2; do you think that you believe it or do you consciously adopt that position?
I enjoyed the latest Southpark episode so I'm not bothered about jokes against any company, including apple but for me that just wasn't very funny... In fact I only watched 3 quarters then turned it off... |
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Their ads annoy me, especially the "if you don't have an iPhone you don't have iBooks" one. I DO have an iPhone but dont have iBooks on here, much prefer a good old fashioned paper book.
The apple vs android war is just getting boring now. For actual reading I would use my kindle over both my iPhone and iPad any day as the screen and weight make it much more comfortable. |
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Yes they can. And some advertisers have already done so. As long as it stays within the bounds of the advertising code.
And the Mac v PC adverts were run in this country with David Mitchell and Robert Webb. While you are correct that it is technically allowed, the rules are so restrictive that it's really not worth the effort. There's certainly no way under the guidelines that Apple could claim iOS is better than Android due to the reasons given in their adverts - and similarly, there's no way Google could say Android was better. Any comparison has to be quantifiable and done without disparaging the competitor in any way - which is kinda difficult if you're trying to promote yourself over them due to some aspect they don't do so well... |
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Don't see why they couldn't run this one here as it doesn't specifically mention the iPhone.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w83UQkiuNZQ |
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