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Verizon Attacks iPhone and AT&T… with Toys, Elves, and Xmas Blues?!
Verizon Attacks iPhone and AT&T… with Toys, Elves, and Xmas Blues?!
We have to admit, Verizon’s latest, Xmas-themed iPhone and AT&T attack ads bring the funny. Continuing the savvy “ map for that ” (rather than silly DroidDoes), the first shows the land of misfit toys where an iPhone-looking device is condemned for its poor AT&T ...
Report: Apple to launch Verizon iPhone in Q3 2010
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Verizon takes another swing at AT&T, puts iPhone on the Island of Misfit Toys
Verizon takes another swing at AT&T, puts iPhone on the Island of Misfit Toys
engadget.com — AT&T might be suing Verizon for misrepresenting its network in ads, but that doesn't seem to have... dissuaded Beg Red from using that same map image in this new spot, which casts the iPhone away to the Island of Misfit Toys. Hard to argue with ... (more) Verizon takes another swing at AT&T, puts iPhone on ...
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Verizon Attacks iPhone and AT&T… with Toys, Elves, and Xmas Blues?!
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