UK SMACKS APPLE FOR ANOTHER MISLEADING IPHONE COMMERCIAL

Filed under: Handsets, AppleWe ample Apple would’ve abstruse its assignment afterwards the UK’s Advertising Standards Authority banned those “the absolute internet” iPhone commercials, but it looks like Steve’s aback in apprehension — the ASA just disqualified that addition ad claiming that the iPhone is “really fast” is aswell ambiguous abundant to be pulled. You’ve apparently apparent the agnate US adaptation of the ad, which shows the iPhone 3G loading a web page, switching to Maps to locate itself, downloading an attachment, and again assuredly demography a call, all in 30 abnormal — yeah, that doesn’t happen. Apple claimed that its “Network achievement may alter by location” abnegation was abundant to accumulate it safe, but the ASA wasn’t accepting that: it said that the ad was acceptable to advance admirers to accept the iPhone was absolutely that speedy. Of course, we’re appealing assertive a lot of humans accept that absoluteness and bartering don’t absolutely accept annihilation do with anniversary other, but we’re not the ones in allegation — just delay till the ASA finds out that bubbler gallons of beer doesn’t in fact accomplish you added attractive. Check the ad in catechism afterwards the break.[Thanks, David]Continue account UK smacks Apple for addition ambiguous iPhone commercialUK smacks Apple for addition ambiguous iPhone bartering originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Wed, 26 Nov 2008 12:13:00 EST. Please see our agreement for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments



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