youtube.com - 8/27/2008
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This controversial UK Apple iPhone ad has been rapped by by two watchdogs as misleading for what's being shown in the commercial not translating to real-life...
guardian.co.uk - 8/27/2008
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guardian.co.uk —
Link to this video A TV ad for
Apple's iPhone has been banned by the UK's advertising
watchdog for misleading consumers after it over-hyped the internet capabilities of the smart phone. The ad showed the internet navigation prowess of the iPhone, with ...
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Apple iPhone ad banned by Advertising Standards ...
news.bbc.co.uk - 8/27/2008
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news.bbc.co.uk —
A television advert for the iPhone misled consumers,
the Advertising Standards Authority has ruled. Two complaints to
the watchdog noted that the advert said "all the parts of the internet are on the iPhone". But the ASA said because the iPhone did ...
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BBC NEWS | Technology | iPhone ad rapped as 'misleading'
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Apple iPhone ad banned in UK due to "misleading" claims
AppleInsider —
By Sam Oliver Published: 08:00 AM EST Advertising regulators in the UK have ruled that one of Apple's iPhone television commercials mislead customers and ordered it banned from further broadcast. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) said it received complaints from two local viewers who took issue with a claim in the 30-second spot which stated that "all the parts of the internet are on the iPhone." That assertion was misleading, they said, because the iPhone does not support Flash or Java, two proprietary technologies that sometimes prove integral in the display of certain web pages. When contacted by the ASA, Apple said it built the Safari web browser ...
Comercial do iPhone é banido no Reino Unido
MacMagazine —
Um comercial de televisão do iPhone foi banido pela Advertising Standards Authority do Reino Unido após esta ter recebido reclamações de que ele caracterizaria propaganda enganosa.
O VT afirma que “todas as partes da internet estão no iPhone”. A reclamação vai para o fato de que o telefone da Apple não suporta Flash ou Java, ambas tecnologias necessárias para que alguns sites possam ser visualizados. ...
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