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- boozedrinker, on 11/26/2008, -39/+5I don't know what the big deal is...that's exactly how mine runs :-
- cawpin, on 11/26/2008, -2/+77The only way an iPhone goes that fast is if you throw it.
- jsmunroe, on 11/26/2008, -26/+6I have a bloody cell phone. It makes calls. I'm software developer, and I don't need web on my phone. You guys are spoiled.
- jansie, on 11/26/2008, -7/+4hahahaha!!!!
- soot, on 11/26/2008, -1/+7Really fast?
- c3rul3an, on 11/27/2008, -0/+3In Narnia.
- boozedrinker, on 11/27/2008, -3/+2Jesus...that was sarcasm
- cawpin, on 11/26/2008, -2/+77The only way an iPhone goes that fast is if you throw it.
- kronzdigg, on 11/26/2008, -48/+7bloody police state!
- EnderMB, on 11/26/2008, -3/+37Let me change that for you:
"Bloody Apple, lying about how good their phone is"- kronzdigg, on 11/26/2008, -25/+2everyone knows that. What you can't read reviews? All advertisements have falsities. I need my mommy government to take care of me, I can't think for myself..... wah wah..
- digitalpencil, on 11/26/2008, -2/+14it's more lying about how good O2's 3G network is but yes.
@kronzdigg: this has nothing to do with 'mommy government' the ASA has a responsibility to vet adverts making outlandish claims and misleading consumers. it's either that or we have to start making [citation needed] stickers and attach them to every billboard just flat-making ***** up. - mickstephenson, on 11/26/2008, -0/+4@digitalpencil - have you seen the Lloyds TSB billboards? the most secure UK bank my arse! Its a wonder ASA let that one get by.
- Phalanxia, on 11/26/2008, -1/+22If you don't have rules like that, you get advertisements like "Smoking helps clear the throat".
- kronzdigg, on 11/27/2008, -6/+2 I've had 2 iphones over the last two years and sure it is not as fast as presented in the commercial but it is the best piece of mobile technology I have ever had, no question. I would rather surf the net on it than any of my 24 inch imacs. Nevertheless I don't like the idea of another agency "protecting" me. It is kinda a free market and if I don't like their product I will punish them by not purchasing it and buying a storm. LOL never.
- EnderMB, on 11/26/2008, -3/+37Let me change that for you:
- RetepNamenots, on 11/26/2008, -6/+66exaggerates the...
- xutopia, on 11/26/2008, -3/+36The accidentally the whole advertisement.
- Jeffler, on 11/26/2008, -1/+9You accidently y
- judicar, on 11/26/2008, -5/+15BACON!
- thescimitar, on 11/26/2008, -1/+8Yeah, this is an example of good sub-head copy. It motivates you to read the rest of the article, or follow the link through to the content.
Frustrating, but that's the idea. - duckley, on 11/26/2008, -4/+15Yes, but they DON'T ban:
Cosmetics ads, which are 100% lies.
Household detergent ads, which are 75% lies.
Automobile ads, which are 50% lies.
Most other ads which are Worse than the Apple ad.
- xutopia, on 11/26/2008, -3/+36The accidentally the whole advertisement.
- kailash079, on 11/26/2008, -11/+76
- ScottishMcDuff, on 11/27/2008, -1/+0I know! My life was basically on hold because I was so enraged about this ad!
Justice has been served.
/s
- ScottishMcDuff, on 11/27/2008, -1/+0I know! My life was basically on hold because I was so enraged about this ad!
- rhgtp, on 11/26/2008, -43/+4I guess it's too much to ask the English for some common sense
- Plonkely, on 11/26/2008, -15/+3I'm not sure that 17 complaints represents the entire British population.
- alanr19, on 11/26/2008, -2/+16Its not an election. If only 17 people report a robbery should the cops investigate because its not the majority of the population?
Same principle applies. Your fanboy instincts have robbed you of the ability to think straight. - Plonkely, on 11/26/2008, -3/+6I'm not sure what 'fanboy instincts' you're referring to; I neither own, intend to own, nor like Apple's products. I'm just pointing out that tarring the entire English population as having 'no common sense' is not the correct attitude due to 17 people's complaints.
- alanr19, on 11/26/2008, -2/+16Its not an election. If only 17 people report a robbery should the cops investigate because its not the majority of the population?
- alanr19, on 11/26/2008, -2/+53Banning false advertising IS common sense you deluded mactard.
- dinoboy, on 11/26/2008, -2/+25dugg for the use of "mactard"
- EnderMB, on 11/26/2008, -9/+1Again, we don't need it, because quality control will sift out the companies that want to lie to us.
- alanr19, on 11/26/2008, -1/+141. Apple lies in their ads
2. Apple is one of the most successful companies in the world.
Your plan doesn't seem to be working.
- alanr19, on 11/26/2008, -1/+141. Apple lies in their ads
- feanix, on 11/26/2008, -2/+21Hey, you guys voted for Bush. Twice. People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
- Nickedynick, on 11/26/2008, -1/+2Technically wasn't it only once? The premise remains the same though.
- feanix, on 11/27/2008, -0/+2Touche!
- toxicpiano, on 11/26/2008, -0/+6I am sitting in front of a very nice imac, and you are ruining it for me with your stupidity.
- DuMbGuM, on 11/26/2008, -6/+2I'm sitting in front of a PC that would make mince meat of your imac in a benchmarking test, nothing ruins it for me !
But yeah, would be nice if our iPhone's loaded web pages in milliseconds, I think we can all agree on that. It gets quite tedious at times.
- Plonkely, on 11/26/2008, -15/+3I'm not sure that 17 complaints represents the entire British population.
- portorikan, on 11/26/2008, -31/+8Wow. I guess U.K. consumers are just as dumb as American ones as well.
- EnderMB, on 11/26/2008, -3/+14We don't need to be smart, because companies that outright lie about their products never make it past quality control.
- dullnation, on 11/26/2008, -1/+20There's dumb people in every country. This is a case of the smart people looking out for the dumb people.
- dogstylee, on 11/26/2008, -0/+9Yeah us UK consumers will just go and buy anything with a little apple logo on it, in fact, we will queue for 9 days to get it in some cases.
- portorikan, on 11/27/2008, -0/+2I guess no one got the sarcasm. This is ridiculous. Most people would understand, or at least you would think they understand, that a commercial is going to show a product under the most ideal and perfect environment.
My digg was aimed at the type of 'protection' that equates to basically putting a little sentence on a cup for hot coffee that says , caution, the coffee is hot. Really, how necessary is that?
- Traductus, on 11/26/2008, -23/+6I hope this is the iphone killer...get that ***** out of here.
- roosterjm2k2, on 11/26/2008, -29/+8Really? Must be nice to have nothing more important to do...
Honestly... mine works about that fast, but im in an area with great 3g service (surprisingly) ... Besides, ads are generally exaggeratory in nature... that's just marketing. If consumers aren't smart enough to figure some things out on their own... well, you have to be dumb, thats all im saying, to take all ads at face value...- Repeater2000, on 11/26/2008, -2/+13Hi, I'm a rooster.
- pathy, on 11/26/2008, -1/+27Yeah, ***** expecting companies to be honest about their products. They should be allowed to lie through their teeth!
- alanr19, on 11/26/2008, -1/+19"Really? Must be nice to have nothing more important to do..."
Nope the Advertising Standards Watchdog has nothing more important to do than uphold advertising standards. Imagine that! - TeflonFong, on 11/26/2008, -0/+3Honestly...mine doesn't work that fast- even on wi-fi. I realize you said "about that fast" but I believe that is the whole argument right there- it was meant as a realtime demo...I didn't see anything like this is a time-lapsed demo.
- dullnation, on 11/26/2008, -0/+9*****, mine isn't even that fast over 24Mb broadband with a wifi router. In this case, the slowness is down to the capabilities of the phone.
(I love it but come on, it simply isn't as fast as on the advert.)
Oh and I saw an iPhone ad just an hour ago, they have a little message at the end near the bottom explaining that the video is edited and speeds may vary...- subliminalurge, on 11/26/2008, -0/+4That's because with most web pages, which are very heavy on javascript these days, the bandwidth isn't a factor. It's the processor that's slowing down the rendering of the page.
If I tether a laptop over Edge, I can surf quite comfortably. The same sites over 10Mb WiFi on my iPhone (and, to be fair, any other phone I've used) load painfully slow.
Which is a big part of the reason I'm in no hurry to upgrade to the 3G model. Mobile browsing is being slowed down by the CPU much more than it is by low bandwidth.
- subliminalurge, on 11/26/2008, -0/+4That's because with most web pages, which are very heavy on javascript these days, the bandwidth isn't a factor. It's the processor that's slowing down the rendering of the page.
- digitalpencil, on 11/26/2008, -0/+1yours works about that fast?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaN1Nz1Dyls
- HelAom, on 11/26/2008, -8/+62Advertisements exaggerating content? No way....
- mickstephenson, on 11/26/2008, -0/+17Just because it happens all the time doesn't make it right, I just wish they would clamp down on adverts for cosmetics too.
- jmpeagle, on 11/26/2008, -4/+2any consumer who gets all their information about a product from the company that produces it (who we all know must be really critical of the products they make money off of) deserve to be mislead and scammed out of their money.
- scratend0788, on 11/26/2008, -0/+6the cosmetics people use clever words so as not to be technically missleading.
- DiggzDE, on 11/26/2008, -0/+4Were you disappointed the blush and mascara didn't bring out the feminine features you were hoping it would?
- mickstephenson, on 11/26/2008, -0/+5@DiggzDE damn straight, also that tautening gel just won't shift my stubborn signs of ageing.
- mickstephenson, on 11/26/2008, -0/+17Just because it happens all the time doesn't make it right, I just wish they would clamp down on adverts for cosmetics too.
- Repeater2000, on 11/26/2008, -11/+156An Apple ad, misleading????
- carl25, on 11/26/2008, -5/+9yea, this article should be buried for inaccuracy
- Repeater2000, on 11/26/2008, -3/+4You sir, are good.
- mrkmrk, on 11/26/2008, -1/+12"The new MacBook runs on one-quarter the power of a lightbulb!"
- cowsgonemadd3, on 11/26/2008, -0/+2At 100 watts that would mean it runs on 25 watts. I can hardly see how. I know maybe in standby mode.
- nbluth, on 11/26/2008, -1/+1actually most laptops run below 25 watts, in fact 25 watts is actually a lot for a laptop to run at, on power saver mode a really good laptop can get down to 11
- wkpower, on 11/27/2008, -0/+3a 1000 watt lightbulb?
- hardeep1singh, on 11/27/2008, -0/+1Misleading like always....
- ScottishMcDuff, on 11/27/2008, -0/+0A person on digg, being sarcastic????
- carl25, on 11/26/2008, -5/+9yea, this article should be buried for inaccuracy
- garryw, on 11/26/2008, -2/+13The truth shall set you free
- TheAuditor, on 11/27/2008, -0/+1"The truth shall make you fret" is a more accurate spelling mistake
- orangetiki, on 11/26/2008, -13/+3This ruling is to try to end false advertising. Had this been an attempt by competent people, they would have focused on the bandwidth that the ad eludes to, stopping a lot of phones from advertising this. Not just ban one certain iPhone ad. Another example of idiots, or asses who don't care, at work
- alanr19, on 11/26/2008, -5/+13Shut the ***** up fanboy. Apple lied and they got caught. Suck it.
- xtraa, on 11/26/2008, -1/+3alanr19, how did you managed to register here?
If you're doing an ad you have limited seconds: Thats why UPS or FedEx spots for example don't show the whole delivery in realtime. Or maybe more understandable for you: Thats why McDonalds cuts the patties-baking in the ad down to a second.
Are they cheating? For realz!!111!! Dude, next time take the green pill, there is something wrong with your rabbithole.
- piznut, on 11/26/2008, -5/+87Those commercials are deceptive, shame on apple for lying in their ads..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaN1Nz1Dyls- geesamba, on 11/26/2008, -0/+8I love the random pigeon that strolls through at 1:40. Chillin'
- kronzdigg, on 11/26/2008, -0/+6punish them in the market place then.
- derektherock42, on 11/26/2008, -5/+5What do you expect Apple to do, make the commercial different so in it, the phone takes ten seconds to load the web page?
If this ad is deceptive, then so are the new BlackBerry Storm ads.- ragingflamerboy, on 11/26/2008, -2/+2not in the slightest!
- DemiRonin, on 11/26/2008, -6/+18So a bmw's won't get me hot chicks?
- alanr19, on 11/26/2008, -3/+14It will, believe me. You obviously don't have one.
- specialK16, on 11/26/2008, -0/+7Agreed, it actually does. It's like an unofficially proven scientific fact.
- Rockkybox, on 11/26/2008, -0/+1No but spraying on some lynx shurley will
- frozeninside, on 11/26/2008, -1/+2They must be limited by the time of their advertisement, it's just unreasonable to make you a long ad just to show you the real speed!
- ZenFu, on 11/27/2008, -0/+2@Rockkybox.
Nooo....
If the adverts are to be believed, spraying on Lynx will instantly turn you into a chocolate man that looks suspiciously like a dopey white guy. You'll then proceed to walk down the street while hot girls take bites out of your ass and steal your limbs.
And people wonder why i stick with Gillette. At least their adverts are semi-realistic.
"Ooh! Lookie! It's a cool new flying razor! Now with 3 BLADES and an ALOE VERA strip to keep your face cool!"- MrFisty, on 11/27/2008, -0/+1But don't Gillette make that Fusion razor with the vibrating function? Explain to me just how that results in a closer shave. Or am I right to assume it's a pure marketing gimmick?
- reformation, on 11/27/2008, -0/+1No but it will make you look like a 19 year old drug dealer
- alanr19, on 11/26/2008, -3/+14It will, believe me. You obviously don't have one.
- jumalauta, on 11/26/2008, -4/+24Go go UK! o/
- DuMbGuM, on 11/26/2008, -0/+2o/
- alanr19, on 11/26/2008, -6/+57In america they can get away with it. The consumer there routinely has to bend over and assume the position.
Apple especially get a free ride with a lot of their ads and defective products not just because the advertising standards bod there has no testicles but because of the fanboy mania that surrounds apple. Anyone who criticizes apple gets attacked and called names. Very childish.
Jobs has often said that he hates the fanboys as a bit of criticism would make apple a better company but no matter how much they screw up, the fanboys love it and make their excuses for them.- derektherock42, on 11/26/2008, -9/+3What frustrates me about people like you is that you act like everybody loves Apple, but look at all the people who dugg up your comment about it. It used to be 'hip' to like Apple; now it's 'hip' to point out Apple's problems. As if the other phone companies never make any mistakes.
- alanr19, on 11/26/2008, -4/+6You are assuming it was a mistake. Unfortunately for Steve Jobs his reality distortion field doesn't encompass Britain. They were caught out.
Have you ever noticed that they never advertise lower specs than the product has? It was no mistake.
I'm not pointing out Apple's faults to be "hip", nor am I part of some edgy backlash against the fanboys. I'm just personally sick of Apple getting a free ride every time they ***** up or lie. When MS ***** up PC users shout about it, when a linux vendor ***** up, you just KNOW someone's gonna get lynched. Not so with Apple.
I also never assume that everyone here is an Apple fanboy, but judging by how many Apple stories make the front page there are a lot of them here. It wasn't so long ago that fanboys here were nearly jerking off at the thought of Apple's new notebook manufacturing process ffs. Every new Apple ad get front page billing and analysed endlessly like its a Stanley Kubrick movie. Its that kind of mindless need to belong to a group that fanboys exhibit that I find revolting. - aragami, on 11/26/2008, -2/+4the other phone companies don't piss in your pocket and tell you its raining.
- alanr19, on 11/26/2008, -4/+6You are assuming it was a mistake. Unfortunately for Steve Jobs his reality distortion field doesn't encompass Britain. They were caught out.
- derektherock42, on 11/26/2008, -9/+3What frustrates me about people like you is that you act like everybody loves Apple, but look at all the people who dugg up your comment about it. It used to be 'hip' to like Apple; now it's 'hip' to point out Apple's problems. As if the other phone companies never make any mistakes.
- theGoodness, on 11/26/2008, -2/+6I think it is good show how your product really performs,
If you want it to be that fast then engineer those qualities into your machine instead of IMaginating them!
They should have the same policies around the world.- ScottishMcDuff, on 11/27/2008, -0/+0Except, if you had the device running at real time, the commercial would be over a minute long, and the consumer wouldn't get to see all the features available.
/Devil's advocate
- ScottishMcDuff, on 11/27/2008, -0/+0Except, if you had the device running at real time, the commercial would be over a minute long, and the consumer wouldn't get to see all the features available.
- Tarsmus, on 11/26/2008, -21/+3This just in! The U.K. bans 90% of advertisements for making the product appear better than it is/putting it in the correct condition to work optimally.
I mean, bloody hell. That's just ridiculous, and on any level, no matter who made the product.- glenSM, on 11/26/2008, -0/+8I bet you never been in america then the adverts just lie and over exaggerate. THIS PILL WILL MAKE YOU LOOK GOOD then the guy says no it wont basically really fast or it says it using alot of synonyms in fine print. Thank god I never watch tv viva la internet and bittorrent
- richardhenry, on 11/26/2008, -0/+7Why? Do you enjoy being lied to?
- gingerboy, on 11/26/2008, -0/+4yeah but at the end of the day the ASA is there to do a job, and apple most definitely lied their ass of here, I doubt the iPhone could even run the apps that quick never mind download the data to display!
They cant get everyone, but if they take pot shots at a few its makes others think, and surely making advertisers think about how much they can get away with is a good thing?
Plus apple, suck it! my HTC is quicker :)
/s - Tarsmus, on 11/27/2008, -1/+1I completely misstated my point. It was more of a "If one, then all" kind of things. I mean if one company is being told against like this, then the same standards should apply to all. However, I completely misinterpreted it, and on further thought, I realized I don't know about UK broadcasting standards, so they could be doing this already.
- OneManArmy, on 11/26/2008, -2/+7is it just me or that is like old news? i swear i read abt it sometime ago
- EnderMB, on 11/26/2008, -0/+5I know the one you're thinking about. It was a different one, about an ad being banned over here because Apple claimed the iPhone could view the whole Internet, when many claimed it couldn't due to lack of plugins, like Flash.
- Rockkybox, on 11/26/2008, -1/+2When will they learn eh, they can't get away with their ***** over here (well they can, but to a lesser extent)
- DomZy, on 11/26/2008, -0/+1That was the other advert, which claimed you'd have "the whole internet in your pocket". Or something similar.
- OneManArmy, on 11/26/2008, -0/+1ah yeah, that it then. thanks :)
- digitalpencil, on 11/26/2008, -0/+1yeh, this is the second time they've been ***** by the ASA for just making ***** up and presenting it like it's a fact.
- ScottishMcDuff, on 11/27/2008, -1/+0Yeah! Go get 'em, digitalpencil...
/s
- ScottishMcDuff, on 11/27/2008, -1/+0Yeah! Go get 'em, digitalpencil...
- EnderMB, on 11/26/2008, -0/+5I know the one you're thinking about. It was a different one, about an ad being banned over here because Apple claimed the iPhone could view the whole Internet, when many claimed it couldn't due to lack of plugins, like Flash.
- AnGryTreE, on 11/26/2008, -6/+48And we are all sick about Apple dumping on Vista constantly too! ;)
- ragingflamerboy, on 11/26/2008, -3/+8Yha, vista only sucks for poor people who turn all the pretty ***** on and only have half a meg of ram.
- zebbers, on 11/27/2008, -1/+1gig
- mrBitch, on 11/27/2008, -3/+2@AnGryTreE RE: " And we are all sick about Apple dumping on Vista constantly too! "
Why are those ads not banned?
Maybe they're accurate?- AnGryTreE, on 11/28/2008, -1/+1Sarcasm sir...Sarcasm. Didn't you see the winking smiley face? Maybe I should have spelled "dumping" as "dumpling".
- ScottishMcDuff, on 11/27/2008, -0/+1Have some priorities, man! We have to stop the Geico cavemen first.
- AnGryTreE, on 11/28/2008, -0/+1Brilliant and you are quite right sir! And that god damned Gecko too!
- rlindsley, on 11/26/2008, -14/+44That ad had two things wrong with it:
1) It showed 3G as 'fast'
2) The phone didn't crash at all
The iPhone 3G is the biggest piece of junk I've ever owned. Slow and crashy, that phone is!- DomZy, on 11/26/2008, -8/+9To be honest safari hasn't crashed for me yet since the latest update, which is a nice change!
- cthellis, on 11/26/2008, -14/+3A) It's not slow.
B) It was unstable when you chocked the device with apps, and before Firmware 2.1 (after which it's been immensely solid).
C) Safari crashes more often because that's better than sitting there spinning your wheels for a while. All mobile browsers have memory limitations, and different interactions with websites not designed toward mobile devices.
D) The occasional 3rd party program crashes because... well... not all 3rd party programs are created equal. (It's still been about 90% better on THEIR part since Firmware 2.1, as well.)- malschla, on 11/26/2008, -0/+4Oh, so it's the 3rd party apps' fault? Wow, I think I have heard this before.
Finally, Apple fanboys are starting to realize that you can't always fault an OS that actually has to exist in a heterogenous environment.
And so we're clear, I agree. It is most often 3rd party software that causes issues. - ragingflamerboy, on 11/26/2008, -1/+3mac fanboys are losers, just leave their articles alone and let them have their fun.
- HolyChimp, on 11/26/2008, -1/+3"Safari crashes more often because that's better than sitting there spinning your wheels for a while."
Wait, what?
It's better for an app to drop back to the menu with no warning or explanation than it is to pop up a little box saying "this website seems to have more javascript than digg times 5, want to stop loading it before I crash?"
It doesn't even remember the site you were on when it crashed, but rather the tabs you had open about 5 or 10 minutes before the crash.
/love the iPhone, but using it for the 'full internet' is painful at best. - Subduction, on 11/27/2008, -0/+2"Safari crashes more often because that's better than sitting there spinning your wheels for a while."
I agree, that's why I've rigged my Chevy to fall apart at long traffic lights.
- malschla, on 11/26/2008, -0/+4Oh, so it's the 3rd party apps' fault? Wow, I think I have heard this before.
- derektherock42, on 11/26/2008, -9/+4You obviously don't have the firmware 2.2 update. Also, the 3G is extremely fast when it comes to phones.
- supersteve, on 11/26/2008, -6/+7your using the phone upside down dude, turn it around
- jparkinson, on 11/26/2008, -7/+3My 3G is fast... got a faster dslreports score than my friends Instinct..
I believe that the problems with speed (data speed) lie with your carrier not with the phone.- chazuk, on 11/27/2008, -0/+1My 3G is a ***** pile of ***** waffle.
I do blame O2 in part as I used to get full 3G on the ***** at work on my N95 with T-Mobile. With O2 all I get is GPRS.
- chazuk, on 11/27/2008, -0/+1My 3G is a ***** pile of ***** waffle.
- CynicalTyler, on 11/27/2008, -2/+6Slow and crashy, that phone is? Thanks Yoda.
- nikki2300dk, on 11/29/2008, -0/+1There are a lot of defectives... I've had to return mine for replacements twice.
- robbob, on 11/26/2008, -0/+39Good for them. No iPhone performs like that.
Truth in advertising needs to be celebrated.- cthellis, on 11/26/2008, -0/+1You're going to have to bad about half the commercials on television, at that rate.
- kronzdigg, on 11/26/2008, -1/+4Have you ever ate a hamburger that looks like the one on TV? No.
- Keithamus, on 11/26/2008, -1/+14In the UK if your hamburger doesn't look like the one in the picture (or advert) you can ask them to remake it, and they are legally obliged to.
- derektherock42, on 11/26/2008, -0/+2ABSOLUTELY.
- Rockkybox, on 11/26/2008, -0/+4One day, my dream will be realized (on a side note, you see how the milk on cereal packets + adverts looks so brilliant? well its actually PVA glue)
- DarthDiabetes, on 11/26/2008, -1/+4If they ran the ads showing someone doing these tasks in real time, they'd only have enough air time in 30 seconds to show one feature.
- xutopia, on 11/26/2008, -3/+6I'm happy about that ruling. That advertisement is only hurting Apple anyways.
- captainquack, on 11/26/2008, -5/+1you mean it's not that fast?!?
- pattherat, on 11/26/2008, -1/+17I love my iPhone, but the 3G commercials here in Canada exaggerate as well. The speed on the commercial is even faster than my wifi connections on the phone...
- jsauter, on 11/26/2008, -0/+4In the ones have seen there is a little disclaimer at the bottom of the screen that says something a long the lines of "this ad has been edited for time compression" or something along those lines.
- Airmaxx23, on 11/26/2008, -9/+3This is ridiculous....look at how exaggerated food ads are. The Whopper in a BK ad looks nothing like the thin, crap burger you find when you open the wrapper.
- cmyk, on 11/26/2008, -31/+39Let's conduct a poll:
Who here thought 3G download speeds were as instantaneous as seen in the :30 Apple spot, digg me down.
Who understands real world technology and the confines of representing "speed" in a :30 tv advertisement, digg me up.
I'll be over here, rolling my eyes at the UKs ASA.- Korgmeister, on 11/26/2008, -0/+30The ad isn't targeting techno-geeks like us who understand this stuff.
It's trying to bamboozle regular idiots who aren't familiar with Apple's penchant for ridiculous exaggeration.- jparkinson, on 11/26/2008, -2/+4Why should a capitalist society pander to the idiots? In my opinion, if you're too stupid to fully research a product before signing a 2 (3?) year contract then you deserve any disappointment you receive.
- TheAuditor, on 11/27/2008, -0/+2Because the 'idiots' (meaning those with a limited understanding of technology) you refer to represent 95% of the population of the entire world. Why should a capitalist society pander to the small fraction that argue otherwise?
- Virgule, on 11/26/2008, -1/+12What if I thought the iPhone 3G speed were as quick as advertised by Apple but I also understand time constrain?
This poll is flawed. - derektherock42, on 11/26/2008, -8/+1You're one of the few smart people in this comments page
- derektherock42, on 11/27/2008, -1/+0S***, I shouldn't have said that...
- Funpolice2050, on 11/26/2008, -1/+12Did you even read the article or see the commercial? They repeat "It's really fast" multiple times. This isn't the limitation of a 30 second commercial it is misrepresentation. If they left out the "It's really fast" comments then you may have an argument.
- jparkinson, on 11/26/2008, -5/+3"its really fast" is a relative statement... compared to dial up it is really fast. they didn't say that it is the fastest connection you could possibly have.
digg me down if you wish, im just playing devil's advocate - Funpolice2050, on 11/26/2008, -0/+5You are missing the point. They say "it's really fast" and then show footage of the phone loading web pages and processing applications "really fast". The argument is that the combination of the phrase "It's really fast" and supposedly actual footage of the phone being really fast is what got the ad pulled.
- jparkinson, on 11/26/2008, -5/+3"its really fast" is a relative statement... compared to dial up it is really fast. they didn't say that it is the fastest connection you could possibly have.
- Korgmeister, on 11/26/2008, -0/+30The ad isn't targeting techno-geeks like us who understand this stuff.
- cthellis, on 11/26/2008, -11/+2Baaan! BAAAAAN! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxC7E2yKKJc
Baaan! BAAAAAN! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1u5aKcQQJj8
ALL COMMERCIALS ARE LITERAL! ALL CONSUMERS ARE IDIOTS! EVEN A 5% DEVIATION MUST BE BAAAAANNED! - DeFex, on 11/26/2008, -1/+20Duh apple, you cant blatantly lie in your commercials in england like everyone does in north America.
- mentalacuity, on 11/26/2008, -0/+8Though I agree consumers should do their own research, for me the larger point here is that as Apple grows they will start coming under much of the same scrutiny that has afflicted other giants like Microsoft and IBM. It is how they will respond to this increased attention that will define them in the future.
- spoonchucks, on 11/26/2008, -0/+1They don't have to respond to it as long as the fan boys are at their front lines.
- spoonchucks, on 11/26/2008, -0/+1They don't have to respond to it as long as the fan boys are at their front lines.
- CussinSailor35, on 11/26/2008, -2/+12They should ban it. It's flat-out false advertising.
- anbudom, on 11/26/2008, -5/+5They should also consider banning most charity advertisements, like 'give us money to help end world hunger', surely these are also misleading.
- mickstephenson, on 11/26/2008, -2/+5key word: help
- danjwray, on 11/27/2008, -1/+1'helping' to end it suggests that it is going to end at some point.
- barfooz, on 11/26/2008, -2/+9I think Apple is the new Hillary Clinton on Digg. The Apple haters seem to be growing exponentially.
- specialK16, on 11/26/2008, -2/+5And that is actually good, believe me.
- Caiman, on 11/26/2008, -0/+9Blame the mactard fanboys for that one.
- Rockkybox, on 11/26/2008, -1/+6Well yeah but to be honest apple deserves a little ***** slinging, I don't know about anyone else, but I would be indifferent to them if they hadn't started some stupid slagging match with Windows (Microsoft, to their credit, hasn't stooped to their level), its like a scrawny little nerd starting a fight with a rugby player, you want them to get beaten up just to set the balance right in the world; oh yeah and a large proportion of their fanbase are smug *****
- mickstephenson, on 11/26/2008, -0/+5That couldn't possibly be Apples fault, could it? it's totally a conspiracy!
They started it off with having incredibly annoying "I'm a mac, I'm a PC" and it snowballed from their.
Guess what? people don't like preening self righteous indie ***** telling them they are lame because they use the wrong operating system.
- inlovingmemory, on 11/26/2008, -2/+15Goes to show that Apple can't pull the wool over the eyes of the British consumer.
- Psara, on 11/26/2008, -0/+0Implications aren't the same as inferences :)
- Rahzo, on 11/26/2008, -3/+2After seeing the commercials I felt like my iPhone was just slow.
- BebopBlues, on 11/26/2008, -4/+5I bought a Mac expecting to get Justin Long, all I got was a stupid computer. BAN ALL APPLE ADS!
- AndrewMoyer, on 11/26/2008, -2/+2ARTICLE:
The U.K.'s advertising regulator banned a video advertisement for Apple's 3G iPhone, saying Wednesday that the ad exaggerates the phone's speed and is misleading.
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) received 17 complaints about the advertisement, which shows a person whizzing through tasks such as opening a news page in a browser, using Google Maps and downloading a file.
All of the tasks "had waiting times of only a fraction of a second," the ASA said in a statement. A voice over says no less than five times that the 3G iPhone is "really fast."
In response, Apple told the ASA that the claim is a comparison between the 3G and 2G iPhone models, and that users would understand that performance could vary. The ad did include a text disclaimer that read "Network performance will vary by location."
However, the ASA found that the snappy visuals combined with the repetition of "really fast" would "lead viewers to conclude that the device actually operated at or near to the speeds shown in the ad."
Also, not all mobile phone users may be aware of the differences between 2G and 3G technology, ASA said.
Apple did not have an immediate comment on the ruling. - scot333, on 11/26/2008, -8/+2LOL. Yeah, splatter "THERE IS PROBABLY NO GOD" ads everywhere, but ban an apple ad. Jesus, you'd think the ***** brits would have better things to do, like eating fish n chips.
- serif69, on 11/26/2008, -0/+2People on digg think those ads are misleading, too, since they say "probably".
- Rockkybox, on 11/26/2008, -0/+5Well we're not down the range wasting bullets, dreaming for the day we'll be able to shoot someone for real; so we've got to do something with our time.
- jferrari, on 11/26/2008, -8/+2The UK media especially the BBC (just read the tech news section) has been extremely biased against Apple recently, there are much more blatantly false ads on our TV. For example BT ads claim you can get TV down our phone lines, which nearly anyone who has broadband in this country knows is a lie. Although our country claims our media is free it is controlled by only a couple of organisations, who just happen to have other interests in the music, telecoms & media industry.
- toxicpiano, on 11/26/2008, -0/+3What are you talking about?
tvcatchup looks like tv down a phoneline to me. Your just another conspiracy believing idiot, obviously. - HolyChimp, on 11/26/2008, -0/+2The BT ads claim you can get TV over your internet connection. It also has "subject to minimum line speed" at the bottom, since you need at least 2mb in order to get the BT Vision, which the majority of people can get in the UK.
- waydee, on 11/26/2008, -0/+3The BBC devoted an entire article and multiple pluggings on radio, tv etc. for the release of the iPhone 3G.
What other company gets exposure like that when releasing a gadget?
- toxicpiano, on 11/26/2008, -0/+3What are you talking about?
- splinter09, on 11/26/2008, -6/+1Coming from the UK nothing surprises me. They are so politically correct over. to much talk no enough action, where really is needed.
- hawarkarem, on 11/26/2008, -1/+4I'm from the UK and we are far from politically correct these days. That stereotype is from the 40's...oh and you accidentally the grammar.
- jparkinson, on 11/26/2008, -0/+4when they do talk, i'm sure they use 'to' and 'too' correctly.
- Headinawheel, on 11/27/2008, -0/+1@splinter09: You -really- don't know much about UK do you?
- AndrewMoyer, on 11/26/2008, -1/+4I mean, this can't come as any surprise.
Anybody who's tried Vista can tell you Apple's advertising is full of spin and deception. Why should they be any more forthright about their other products?
I guess that's marketing for you. - DamnMan, on 11/26/2008, -0/+5Sure all advertisers embellish a little bit, but the ad vs the real product is off by a factor of at least 10. Even with optimal conditions, 100 yards away with a direct line of sight in the middle of the towers sector, 2Mbps is about the max I've ever seen. And that was a closed 3G network all to myself on a service account.
Even my computer with a >8Mbit connection would have a hell of a time keeping up with the ad, its clearly *****. - jiaoziren, on 11/26/2008, -1/+2spot on! mate.
- supersteve, on 11/26/2008, -5/+5I for one have never had a better internet experience on a phone or PDA, than I have had with my iPhone 3G.
The commercial is misleading but come on when did we as a society start to believe TV ads?
Try a iPhone out for yourself. If it's to slow for you get a phone that is faster.... good luck finding one. - jtechs, on 11/26/2008, -0/+1They should have said,
The new iPhone, Seems much faster then the old one, Web pages can appear to load faster then ever before, feel the applications install almost in an instant, apply directly to the underarm for softer & smoother feeling skin.... winner of the London iPhone Association's best iPhone Phone Award 08/09 - supersteve, on 11/26/2008, -7/+2Vista/XP ads never show it crashing all the time. and people who hate their computers because they use Vista/XP
- Tichondrius74, on 11/27/2008, -0/+1Either you have never used either of them or you do unspeakable terrible things to your computer to get it to do that.
- beerbarron, on 11/26/2008, -6/+4So when I see asda adverts, advertising Christmas items depicting a scene of people smiling and having a good time, asda will give me this? Seriously people they have an allotted time to advertise, if they showed the iPhone downloading an app, it would take up all the add. All they need to do is have a status at the bottom of the screen saying, speeds may vary depending on connection, it's how they sell cars!
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