What The Banned iPhone Ad Should Really Look Like

Barence writes "To demonstrate just how misleading the latest (and now banned) iPhone television ad really is, PC Pro has recreated it using an iPhone 3G and a Wi-Fi connection — with laughable results. Apple was forced to pull the advert today after the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) decided it exaggerated the speed of mobile browsing. 'In the 30-second clip the iPhone is shown loading a webpage, finding its current location in Google Maps, opening a PDF from an email and finally taking a phone call. The ASA concluded that the iPhone cannot do what was shown in the mere 29 seconds afforded in the advert, ruling that it was misleading.' Try it for yourself and you'll undoubtedly agree."

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Re:No, this is typical for virtually anyone sellin

[ergo98]

Correct as you are, I can't help but giggle at the irony :P

I wrote it with the complete awareness that it made me look like an asshole, but I'm willing to take that insult. I am also quite the dink in many of my comments, so I'm not claiming to be above it -- my constructive criticism was meant to stand on its own.

"Uh" just always starts off a message on the wrong foot. It is generally used as compacted, less obvious replacement for "OMG! You are so stupid and you don't even see it. [Looks around] Is everyone with me here?" Simply removing that single word has an amazing ability to turn a combative , derisive reply into actual debate.

Imagine this reply if it were started with "Uh".

"Uh I wrote it with the complete awareness that it made me look like an asshole"