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Apple G5 Ads Banned In UK
Justen writes "The Independent Television Commission has quietly banned Apple from airing an advertisement (in QuickTime here) for the Power Mac G5 in the UK. The Committee says that, prior to the initial broadcast of the ad, it was critical of the assertion that the Power Mac G5 is "the world's fastest, most powerful personal computer." However, Apple supplied what was asserted to be "fair and even" data, based partially on SPEC benchmarks, which "substantiated" Apple's claims and "satisfied" the concerns of their "IT expert." However, the Committee says some "viewers complained that the advertising was misleading," and thus, after an investigation, it reversed its original decision. The Committee has now decided that the ad "should not be re-shown in its current form." Conspiracy theorists take note, Apple's sales in the UK are up 36%, so far, this year."
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I take diet pills so I can fit into my RED DRESS and be on TELEVISION!!!!
You know guys this is my very last post. Today you made that extremely annoying in your face ad next to the news sections the default. I had seen it off an on for the past week and I've got to say..never mind..goodbye.
Gordy
Anyone else notice you can no longer download the quicktime viewer? When you go to apple.com/quicktime you're redirected to download iTunes.
Know why Englishmen drink warm beer?
:)
They all use Lucas [TM] refrigerators.
Not many people know that the manufacturer of Land Rovers attempted to market a computer. Why did they stop? They could not find a way to get it to leak oil
And thus the British disdain for anything truly useful
Yes and I would also like to let you know that I read all these redundent comments, but to go one better I read yours as well.
suck it